Trump Picks Kristi Noem to Be Homeland Security Secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has asked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent a total of eight times,” Trump said in a Nov. 12 statement. “She will work closely with “Border Czar” Tom Homan to secure the Border, and will guarantee that our American Homeland is secure from our adversaries.” Homan is the former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Trump tapped to serve in his second administration....