ICE BARBIE: Who is pistol-packing Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem?
Like a rock star on a whirlwind tour, Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem is everywhere there's action.
Here she is on an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) raid in Boston, another in New York City and others in the United States, where there are illegal immigrants.
Wearing her baseball hat, a T-shirt and packing a gun, Noem has the fervour of a true believer. And what she believes in is God, guns and Donald J. Trump, and not necessarily in that order.
Now, Noem, 53, is at the forefront of the battle to deport illegal immigrants from Los Angeles, a place she has slammed as a 'city of criminals.'
'Kristi Noem hates America and hates Americans,' one critic wrote.
Just who the hell is Kristi Noem?
NOEM SWEET NOEM
411: The former governor of South Dakota and U.S. Air Force reservist grew up on a ranch and was crowned South Dakota Snow Queen. She has three children and is a grandmother.
THUNDER NOEM
411: Noem's political career began in the South Dakota House of Representatives, serving from 2007 to 2011. She was elected as the first female governor of the state in 2018. President Donald Trump endorsed her.
CRICKET FILES
411: Noem wrote in her autobiography, No Going Back, about shooting and killing a puppy named Cricket that she didn't like. She claimed the dog was 'untrainable' and attacked chickens. The revelation caused outrage.
QUOTE
'You know, that story was a choice as a mom. The safety of my children versus a dangerous dog that was killing livestock and attacking people.' — KRISTI NOEM
TUBBY TYRANT
411: Critics have said Noem tells whoppers, like meeting the doughy North Korean despot, Kim Jong Un, in an early version of her book. Whoops!
QUOTE
'I'm sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants (I'd been a children's pastor, after all),' Noem wrote, according to .
WICKED WHISPERS
411: Noem torpedoed a 2021 story alleging that she was having a torrid extramarital affair with political operative Corey Lewandowski. Calling the rumours a 'disgusting lie', she added, 'these old, tired attacks on conservative women are based on a falsehood that we can't achieve anything without a man's help.' Two years later, the rumour resurfaced. Her peeps denied it.
DONALD'S DISS
411: Noem hosted a town hall with Trump last October, but the prez didn't want to play ball. After a few lobball questions, Trump was done and wanted to dance to his campaign playlist. Noem's attempts to dance with Trump were rebuffed.
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'Let's not do any more questions. Let's just listen to music. Let's make it into a music – who the hell wants to hear questions, right?' — DONALD TRUMP
TRIBAL TROUBLE
411: Noem was banned from all nine of South Dakota's reservations. She said: 'Make no mistake, the cartels have a presence on several of South Dakota's tribal reservations … They have been successful in recruiting tribal members to join their criminal activity.'
NOEM WAY!
411: In April, the Homeland Security Secretary's purse was stolen from a D.C. burger joint. Among the loot: Her government access badge, apartment keys, $2,000-3,000 in cash, her passport, and blank cheques.
LA WOMAN
411: Noem has been vocal about the raids in Los Angeles designed to deport illegal criminals. She claims L.A.'s hapless Mayor Karen Blass 'protected' thugs for years and that ICE is looking for '400 to 500 targets.' Cali Gov. Gavin Newsom has done 'absolutely nothing.'
LA LATEST
411: Trump has doubled the number of National Guardsmen in the City of Angels, with 2,000 more troops joining those on the ground on Monday. A contingent of 700 U.S. Marines has also been deployed.
GRETA'S GAZA GETAWAY! Wacky voyage of the S.S. Thunberg
AYE CORUMBA!
411: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is Noem's latest scapegoat, claiming the former has been 'encouraging violent protests' in L.A. Sheinbaum called the allegations 'absolutely false.'
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