President-elect Donald Trump has chosen South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as his next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, according to two people familiar with the selection, CNN writes.
Noem will be chosen to take over the agency as two leading immigration hardliners, Stephen Miller and Tom Homan, are slated to serve in senior roles, signaling that Trump is serious about his promise to crack down on immigration. illegal.
By choosing Noem, Trump is ensuring that a loyalist will lead an agency that he prioritizes and is key to his domestic agenda.
Noem, who previously represented South Dakota, will now be tasked with overseeing an agency that oversees everything from U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and US Secret Service.
Noem was once on Trump's short list for vice president, though her relationship with Trump shifted after the fallout from the release of her book, No Going Back: The Truth About What's Wrong With Politics and How we move America forward".