President Trump’s choose for Homeland Safety Secretary, Governor Kristi Noem, has handed by a affirmation vote on the Senate ground.
The South Dakota Governor gained 59 votes, with 34 Democrats voting no.
Noem will comply with Alejandro Mayorkas on this crucial place. Mayorkas just isn’t solely a serial liar, however he facilitated the best mass invasion of unlawful migrants into a rustic in international historical past. Mayorkas actually is an enemy of America like lots of Joe Biden’s cronies. Noem has vowed to close down Biden and Mayorkas’ CBP One “concierge service” to facilitate mass unlawful immigration, The Gateway Pundit reported.
Throughout her listening to earlier than the Senate Homeland Safety and Governmental Affairs Committee, Noem promised to “make it possible for our nation is a nation with borders” and that she’s going to implement penalties in opposition to Biden’s prison aliens. “425,000 plus folks have prison convictions, which might be right here illegally on this nation, that our present administration is doing nothing to spherical them up and get them out of our nation. We will probably be doing that instantly, and that would be the precedence,” she mentioned.
Fox Information’s Chad Pergram reported the totals at roughly 12 pm EST:
Senate confirms Noem, 59-34
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 25, 2025
Six Democrats, John Fetterman (PA), Tim Kaine (VA), Andrew Kim (NJ), Gary Peters (MI), Jeanne Shaheen (NH), and Elissa Slotkin (MI) voted in favor of Noem.
6 Dem yeas on Noem DHS affirmation:
Fetterman
Kaine
Kim
Peters
Shaheen
Slotkin— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 25, 2025
Noem is the fourth of Trump’s nominees to be confirmed by the Senate following Pete Hegseth’s shut vote on Friday evening. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Vice President JD Vance was the tie-breaking vote for Hegseth’s affirmation.
The Senate will subsequent vote on whether or not to maneuver ahead with the affirmation of Trump’s Secretary of the Treasury choose, Scott Bessent.
Per Fox, Well being and Human Providers Secretary nominee RFK Jr. may have a affirmation listening to on Wednesday. On Thursday, Trump’s Director of Nationwide Intelligence nominee, Tulsi Gabbard, will sit earlier than the Senate Intelligence Committee for her listening to.
The Gateway Pundit additionally reported that Kash Patel will sit earlier than the Home Judiciary Committee on Thursday for his first affirmation listening to.
Watch the replace on Noem’s affirmation beneath:
