US EditionDem rep opens House hearing by telling Noem to resign in fiery statement
Rep. Bennie Thompson accuses DHS Secretary Kristi Noem of corrupt misuse of $420 million in department funds, demanding her resignation or removal by President Trump.
- On Thursday, Rep. Bennie Thompson opened a House Homeland Security Committee hearing by excoriating Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over her use of department resources as she testified before the panel.
- Thompson accused Noem of diverting funds by saying she handed friends a $220 million contract, spent $200 million on private jets, and lived rent-free in a taxpayer-owned property, weakening security.
- Rep. Delia C. Ramirez began her questioning by saying `I want to be very clear` and cited a ProPublica article about over 170 U.S. citizens detained, urging Noem to reconsider resigning, and hinted at impeachment steps.
- During tense questioning, Ramirez demanded Noem stop smiling while describing 170 U.S. citizens detained, repeatedly interrupted her, and pressed whether she would honor decisions made by the highest court of the land.
- Ramirez asked the Judiciary Committee to open an investigation into Noem's alleged lawlessness, and the public hearing, attended by senior officials Joseph Kent and Michael Glasheen, drew national attention.
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Dem Rep Demands Noem Resign at Fiery DHS Hearing
A routine House Homeland Security Committee hearing erupted into political theater Thursday when Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) opened the proceedings by calling on Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign. The hearing, focused on “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” quickly veered into partisan confrontation as Thompson accused Noem of undermining the very department she leads. “You have systematically dismantled the Department of Homelan…
In Testy Hearing, Dems Tell Noem to Resign
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defiantly defended the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies on Thursday during an annual House committee hearing, portraying migrants as a major threat faced by the nation that justifies a crackdown that has seen widespread arrests, deportations, and a dizzying pace of restrictions on foreigners. Noem,...
The official faced criticism during a hearing in the House of Representatives, where she was accused of abusing her authority and asked for her resignation.
"Do a real service to the country": Hectic Noem hearing begins with call to resign
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem‘s day in Congress started bad and got worse. A hearing of the House Homeland Security Committee began with Democratic lawmakers calling for her to resign and devolved into protests, shouting matches and gotchas. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss, opened the hearing with a call for Noem to step down, saying she “put [her] own interests above the department and violated the law.” “You are making Ame…
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