{"id":2554592,"date":"2026-01-27T19:56:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-murkowski-call-for-noems-ouster-as-gop-frustrations-grow\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:58:18","slug":"tillis-murkowski-call-for-noems-ouster-as-gop-frustrations-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tillis-murkowski-call-for-noems-ouster-as-gop-frustrations-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Tillis, Murkowski call for Noem\u2019s ouster as GOP frustrations grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftillis-murkowski-call-for-noems-ouster-as-gop-frustrations-grow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2554592&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) publicly called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be removed following the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protesters, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">federal immigration officers<\/a> in Minneapolis. Tillis, who is not seeking reelection, said he has lost all confidence in Noem and urged the White House to fire her if she won\u2019t resign, accusing her of poor leadership, reckless rhetoric (including labeling Pretti a \u201cdomestic terrorist\u201d), and endangering both officers and civilians. <\/p>\n<p>Murkowski likewise said Noem must be held accountable for the \u201cchaos\u201d and tragedy surrounding the incidents. other Senate republicans have mostly been cautious or noncommittal: Majority Leader John Thune called it the management\u2019s judgment call and stressed the need to review policies amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-emergency-for-mass-deportations-seems-uncalled-for-illegal-pritzker-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"\u2018National emergency\u2019 for mass deportations seems \u2018uncalled for, illegal\u2019: Pritzker - Washington Examiner\">mass deportation operations<\/a>, while sen. Bill Cassidy deferred to the ongoing examination. GOP criticism and calls for accountability underscore a growing Republican desire to distance themselves from noem\u2019s handling of the situation as she prepares to testify before the Senate Judiciary Commitee on March 3.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Thom Tillis and Lisa Murkowski call for Noem&rsquo;s ouster as GOP frustrations grow<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2486156\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sens. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thom-tillis\/\">Thom Tillis<\/a> (R-NC) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lisa-murkowski\/\">Lisa Murkowski<\/a> (R-AK) emerged Tuesday as the first Republican lawmakers to demand the &ldquo;termination&rdquo; of Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> amid mounting frustration over the fatal shootings of two citizens by federal immigration officers in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p>Tillis, who is not seeking reelection in November, said he&rsquo;d lost &ldquo;all&rdquo; confidence in Noem and has communicated to the White House that Trump should fire her if she refuses to resign.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4436253\/democrats-draw-red-line-new-ice-guardrails-fix-congress\/\">Democrats draw red line on new ICE guardrails: &lsquo;Fix should come from Congress&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4435579\/us-population-increase-slowest-rate-migration-census\/\">US population increases at slowest rate since COVID-19 due to migration changes: Census Bureau<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4435779\/nevada-republican-minnesota-ice-shootings\/\">Top Republican on ICE funding committee questions Noem over Minnesota killings: &#8216;Not in a good place&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I think she&rsquo;s out of her depth,&rdquo; Tillis said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s proven that she doesn&rsquo;t know how to lead, how to de-escalate. She&rsquo;s exposing ICE officers to dangerous situations. She&rsquo;s exposing U.S. citizens to deadly, deadly situations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Tillis questioned Noem&rsquo;s judgment for accusing Alex Pretti, the anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement protester who was killed by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, of perpetuating &ldquo;domestic terrorism&rdquo; in the immediate hours after the deadly encounter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What sort of judgment is that, for somebody who&rsquo;s running a very consequential, important organization?&rdquo; Tillis said.<\/p>\n<p>The call for Noem&rsquo;s ouster was echoed by Murkowski, a centrist who is not up for reelection but is no stranger to bucking her party and Trump. Murkowski <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LauraEWeiss16\/status\/2016290288503791900?s=20\">told reporters<\/a> that Noem &ldquo;needs to be accountable to the chaos and some of the tragedy that we have seen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The resignation calls, along with the refusal by other Republicans to defend the Trump Cabinet secretary or their willingness to openly criticize the rhetoric of her and other senior administration officials, revealed the depths to which GOP senators wanted to separate themselves from Noem&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434079\/dhs-grapples-with-public-relations-nightmare-alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis\/\">handling of the chaos in Minneapolis<\/a>. She&rsquo;s slated to testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3 but is concerned about keeping her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brian-stelter-reportedly-worried-hes-going-to-lose-his-job-amid-cnn-changes\/\" title=\"Brian Stelter Reportedly Worried He\u2019s Going to Lose His Job Amid CNN Changes\">job amid<\/a> the PR nightmare, sources <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434079\/dhs-grapples-with-public-relations-nightmare-alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis\/\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) declined to say if he maintained confidence in Noem as calls from Democrats grow louder for her resignation, firing, or impeachment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s the president&rsquo;s judgment call,&rdquo; Thune said of Noem. The Republican leader described the administration as facing an &ldquo;inflection point&rdquo; with mass deportation operations in Maine and Minnesota, presenting an &ldquo;opportunity to evaluate, and to really assess the policies and the procedures, and how they&rsquo;re being implemented and put into practice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), whose primary challenger Trump has endorsed, also dodged a question on his confidence in Noem. He specified he has &ldquo;confidence in the investigation&rdquo; into the killings of Pretti and Renee Good, another anti-ICE protester and citizen who was shot and killed earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given heavy-handed rhetoric and recent events, we have seen an erosion of trust in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal immigration officials growing<\/a> among too many Americans,&rdquo; Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenTedBuddNC\/status\/2016248114164719672?s=20\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4434079\/dhs-grapples-with-public-relations-nightmare-alex-pretti-shooting-minneapolis\/\">DHS GRAPPLES WITH PR NIGHTMARE AFTER ALEX PRETTI SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tillis went on to accuse Noem of &ldquo;discrediting&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-investigating-voter-registration-group-run-by-democrat-raphael-warnock\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary Of State Investigating Voter Registration Group Run By Democrat Raphael Warnock\">law enforcement officers<\/a> and, unrelatedly, said she deserved failing grades for managing the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, for its efforts to help ravaged parts of Tillis&rsquo;s state continue to recover from Hurricane Helene in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any CEO that I&rsquo;ve ever worked for, she&rsquo;d have been gone last year, let alone what she&rsquo;s done up to this point,&rdquo; Tillis said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m a terminate recommendation for the president.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tillis, Murkowski demand Noem ouster after shootings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2554593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25197729716622.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32316,32359,53651,47161,41388],"class_list":["post-2554592","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-gop-leadership","tag-kristi-noem","tag-lisa-murkowski","tag-republican-infighting","tag-thom-tillis"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25197729716622.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554592","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2554592"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554592\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2554596,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2554592\/revisions\/2554596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2554593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2554592"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2554592"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2554592"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}