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sheetsadam1 — 2 months ago(January 28, 2026 04:26 AM)
https://www.axios.com/2026/01/28/republicans-kristi-noem-resignation
Anger at Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem coursed throughout the Senate on Tuesday, especially among senators who voted to confirm her.
Democrats disagreed on whether her departure would change the Trump administration's immigration policy. But Republicans, for the first time, broke ranks with President Trump on Noem.
"She should be out of a job," said Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who voted to confirm Noem.
"I would not support her again, and I think it probably is time for her to step down," said Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who also voted to confirm Noem.
"Kristi Noem should resign or be removed," said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), one of seven Democrats who voted for Noem.
"She clearly does not know what she's doing. She's not up to the job. She's lied to the American public, and it's time for her to go."
Noem is "inept and absolutely incompetent," said Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in an interview with Axios Pittsburgh.
"I have said that in a normal administration, she would have been asked to resign by now. This is obviously not a normal administration," said Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.).
"I don't want a DHS Secretary Stephen Miller," said Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who also voted for Noem. "Just her resignation would not be sufficient."
"If she goes, we're going to get just another bad apple," Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) told reporters. "So we have to fix DHS."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who voted for Noem, dodged questions on whether she should resign. "I will have more to say about it tomorrow," she said.
More than three-quarters of House Democrats now back impeaching Noem, Axios' Andrew Solender reports.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that if Trump doesn't fire her, he'll push ahead on impeachment.
Trump defended Noem on Tuesday, saying she's doing a "very good job."
For some Democrats, Noem's defenestration was another demand before they would consider voting to fund DHS and avoid a partial government shutdown.
"I want to see Kristi Noem go. She should resign or be fired or be impeached," said Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.).
"I think that the legislative conditions have to be separate from her going," he said. "I'm just adding it."
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chumbawampa — 2 months ago(January 28, 2026 10:08 PM)
She's not the only problem, but she needs to go. She does nothing other than show up for photo-ops with her hair and makeup done up, and a new outfit.
It's like she spends 2 hours picking out an outfit for each event. 4 hours shopping for new outfits. 3 hours on her makeup. Despite all that , she seems to spend zero percent of her time governing.
Firing her is like getting rid of one mole when the cancer has already metastasized all over the skin. Trump is the one who should be gotten rid of. He IS the cancer.
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chumbawampa — 2 months ago(January 29, 2026 11:39 PM)
Cute little stories? I described exactly what Kristi Noem does. She's a cosplayer who doesn't have a clue what she's doing, and even Republicans in the Senate know it.
She even said herself that her own speeches are written by Stephen Miller, so she doesn't even know the meaning of the words she's saying. IN HER OWN SPEECHES.
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Steve Snake — 2 months ago(January 28, 2026 09:18 PM)
If there was a negligent discharge, that .223/5.56 round traveling out of the muzzle at around 3,000 FPS would take off about half of that poor dude's head.
I wouldn't mind, but I guarantee you that it would go over even worse than it did when Krusty Noem shot her dog and the goat.