The reason given for Kristi Noem's removal as Homeland Security Secretary.
According to an administration official, President Trump fired Noem due to “a culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures,” including:
The fallout from immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, which resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens.
The controversial $220 million ad campaign she led, which featured her urging undocumented immigrants to self-deport — a campaign she claimed Trump approved, but which the White House denied.
Allegations of infidelity with her top aide, Corey Lewandowski.
Mismanagement of her staff and constant feuding with agency heads like CBP and ICE.
The final and most critical trigger, according to multiple reports, was Noem’s claim that Trump personally approved the ad campaign, which contradicted Trump’s own statement that he “never knew anything about it.” This act of attempting to use the president as cover for her own actions reportedly angered Trump and became the “final straw.”
The reason given for Kristi Noem's removal as Homeland Security Secretary.
According to an administration official, President Trump fired Noem due to “a culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures,” including:
The fallout from immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, which resulted in the deaths of two U.S. citizens. The controversial $220 million ad campaign she led, which featured her urging undocumented immigrants to self-deport — a campaign she claimed Trump approved, but which the White House denied. Allegations of infidelity with her top aide, Corey Lewandowski. Mismanagement of her staff and constant feuding with agency heads like CBP and ICE. The final and most critical trigger, according to multiple reports, was Noem’s claim that Trump personally approved the ad campaign, which contradicted Trump’s own statement that he “never knew anything about it.” This act of attempting to use the president as cover for her own actions reportedly angered Trump and became the “final straw.”
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