DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Taken to D.C. Hospital in Ambulance
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday, June 17, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.
Noem, 53, was transported to a Washington, D.C. hospital. She suffered an allergic reaction and was taken to the hospital out of caution, McLaughlin said. The secretary is alert and recovering, McLaughlin confirmed.
Additionally, CNN reports that the politician is conscious and spoke with her security detail.
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