President-elect Donald Trump is expected to select South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to fill the role of Homeland Security secretary, according to reports on Tuesday.
Attention is already turning to 2026, when South Dakota will elect a new governor as well as hold races for U.S. Senate.
President-elect Trump announced on Tuesday that Kristi Noem is his pick for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Who senators choose, and whether Trump ultimately endorses a candidate in the final hours, could set the tone for Trump’s attempts to assert control over the legislative branch.
Trump, in a statement, cited Noem’s strong background in securing the border for the appointment as the Republican looks to crack down on illegal immigration.
President-elect Donald Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head the Department of Homeland Security, as he zeroes in on border security.
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South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to run the federal Department of Homeland Security, according to CNN.
Thune, who is 63 and in his fourth Senate term, has promised to work closely with President-elect Donald Trump despite differences between the two over the years.
The first time Kristi Noem met Donald Trump, she did what any aspiring governor would do — tried to drum up a little tourism. Come to South Dakota, she told him. See the sights. “I shook his hand, and I said,
The newly-reelected Dusty Johnson describes fellow South Dakotans Kristi Noem and John Thune as quote “tremendous leaders and tremendous patriots.” President-elect Donald Trump picked Noem to be secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has been nominated to lead the Department of Homeland Security in the new Trump administration.