Overview
- In a Friday Truth Social post, President Trump said critics are targeting Kristi Noem because she is a woman and claimed she is doing a great job.
- Trump also touted border czar Tom Homan, whom he dispatched to Minneapolis to direct immigration enforcement and report directly to him.
- Asked about DHS missteps, Noem told Fox & Friends the department can "always do better" and said her priority is protecting the public.
- House Democrats escalated calls for Noem’s removal and warned of possible impeachment, with some Republicans also criticizing her leadership.
- The backlash stems from the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis, which set off protests; Noem called Pretti a "domestic terrorist."