6 Things to Know About Kristi Noem, Trump’s Nominee for Homeland Security Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security. If confirmed by the Senate, Noem stands to play a pivotal part in Trump’s border security overhaul, which he has said will include “the largest deportation operation” in American history. “I am honored and humbled that President Donald J. Trump has selected me to be the Secretary of Homeland Security,” Noem said in an X post following the president-elect’s announcement on Nov. 12. “I look forward to working with Border Czar Tom Homan to make America SAFE again. With Donald Trump, we will secure the border and restore safety to American communities so families will again have the opportunity to pursue the American Dream.”...