Trump weighing Noem's ouster at Homeland Security

[Jilly_in_VA]

White House officials have grown frustrated with Kristi Noem’s leadership of the Department of Homeland Security, leading to calls for a new secretary to more aggressively support key parts of the president’s deportation agenda, two sources familiar with the situation told MS NOW.

President Trump is considering removing Noem as secretary as early as January, according to a White House official, a current federal official and two former Homeland Security officials.

Noem is on “very thin ice,” a White House official told MS NOW, adding she will likely be replaced early next year. The White House official added that Stephen Miller, President Trump’s deputy chief of staff, is leading the charge to remove Noem.

Frustrations from Miller and other senior White House officials are two-fold. Noem isn’t moving fast enough to build out more detention centers with the money approved in Trump’s big summer spending bill, the White House official and a federal official said. The bill directed $170 billion toward immigration enforcement, with some $75 billion going to ICE alone. That massive cash infusion included $45 billion specifically for detention facilities.

Multiple governors have also called Trump personally and voiced frustration with Noem’s handling of FEMA and disaster relief funds, the White House official told MS NOW.

https://www.ms.now/news/trump-noem-dhs-homeland-security

The key phrase here is "Stephen Miller...is leading the charge". He's the shadow president, as we all know.

[Lovie777]

1. Why.................

she not deranged enough, and please not that gaslighting about dating that dude.

[IbogaProject]

13. Her requiring any expenditure over $100K to get her signature

That is gumming the usual hog trow fest that typifies any Tangerine Admin spending initiatives. And it might be as simple as Mr Miller hates having her as a Neighbor at that military base they are both hiding from the public at near DC.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. "Stephen Miller...is leading the charge."

Thank you for the important reminder, Jilly_in_VA:

All traitors must be held to account and made to pay for their treason.

[Prairie Gates]

3. They want it MORE aggressive

Good Lord!

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Kristi Noem is not being Noem enough!

[BootinUp]

5. White boots might have helped. nt

[Attilatheblond]

6. See, she's SUPPOSED to be doing diversions for Trump and President Miller

But she is constantly upstaging Trump and she's not pretty enough so, she's gotta go. Extra value in that firing her makes them think they will take some heat off for all the civil rights violations going on.

[Cha]

9. Yes and ... all the Horror shows.. " "they're

committing".

[Tommy Carcetti]

7. "More aggressively support?"

Good lord, who are they looking to appoint? Eichmann?

[Cha]

8. Yes, nazi ***** Miller... who knew Ugly Noem

wasn't Nazi Enough?

[mwmisses4289]

10. She, hegseth and patel have committed the ultimate crime-

taking away good attention from trumpy boy, while also drawing negative attention to trumpy and his putin loving administration.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Hitler didn't think the SS was killing Jews fast enough so they invented

extermination camps and gas chambers.

I guess Noem has not learned the correct Nazi protocol.

[Bettie]

12. SO, this sounds like their problem is that

she isn't evil enough....go figure.

So, Miller just wants them setting up firing lines and killing everything that moves in various cities?

[AverageOldGuy]

14. Rumors in Virginia . . .

. . . are that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will replace Noem.

Term-limited to one 4-yr term, Youngkin will be former governor on Jan 2. Youngkin looks in the mirror each morning and sees the next President. He will be happy with a Cabinet position for now. And if you think Noem kisses Trump’s ass, just wait until you see Youngkin in action.

[AverageOldGuy]

16. More on Youngkin

The fact that Glenn Youngkin’s name is apparently high on the list to replace Noem is just the latest in the breathtakingly steep far-right radicalization of Youngkin, who – as late as 2020! – was busy at the Carlyle Group praising Communist China’s “unique system” (and calling China’s government “incredibly helpful”), talking positively/enthusiastically about increasing diversity and inclusion at Carlyle; making companies great via ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategies; reducing companies’ carbon footprint; etc.

In short, Youngkin as late as 2020 sounded like a…”woke” liberal? Fast forward to today, and Youngkin basically has done a 180 on all of those things, which he now claims are evil incarnate.

What changed? Simply stated, Youngkin decided that he wanted to be a successful politician – governor, then president? – in the Republican Party, and that Republican Party is now 100% owned-and-operated by Trump/MAGA. So Youngkin decided that he’d do whatever it took for him to move up the ranks in THAT party, even if that required almost literally selling his soul to the devil. So that’s what he did, and continues to do, so here we are…Youngkin as a possible replacement for Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security, because Noem’s not hardcore enough for Trump, Stephen Miller, etc. apparently.

[kentuck]

15. He is also threatening to get rid of Kash Patel in "the months ahead".

He is trying to bribe their loyalty. Do what I want or I will fire you.