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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will be the Secretary of Homeland Security. She posted about her acceptance to the role on X shortly after President Donald Trump made the announcement on Tuesday night.
She wrote, “I am honored and humbled that President Donald J. Trump has selected me to be the Secretary of Homeland Security. 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,” she added.
President Trump posted his appointment to Truth Social, stating, “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.”
Noem has made a dedicated commitment to state sovereignty and protecting Americans’ constitutionally backed inherent rights.
She has been a strong supporter of security throughout the border crisis. She spoke out against open border policies in 2021 and remained stalwart in her support of President Trump’s immigration strategy.
By 2023 she declared the U.S. southern border a “war zone,” and pledged to help secure it.
Earlier this year, Noem discussed how the Border Crisis “invasion” affected South Dakota. She explained the constitutionality of the situation.
In 2020, she fought to protect individual rights and state’s rights. North Dakota never closed throughout the covid-19 pandemic, and she posted that the greatest lesson to learn from it was to “Trust your people.”
During an interview on Fox News, she elaborated, stating, “I think what we did here in South Dakota is really remarkable because we gave people their freedom.”
“We let the businesses stay open, we let people go to work, we told them to be smart, and we also asked them to be personally responsible. And, we’re seeing benefits of that each and every day in South Dakota.”
She advised other leaders to trust their constituents and “give them the facts, let them make decisions that are right for their families.”
According to USA Facts, South Dakota has seen record economic growth and low unemployment rates in 2023, plus USA Facts found that South Dakota ranks in the last half of the nation for death rates, putting them at the 19th lowest state for death rates in the U.S.
Now, Noem will be overseeing every state’s public safety.
