Today, in a rare Saturday session, the Senate voted to confirm South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
It took a bipartisan effort, but several Democrats joined Republicans to secure her confirmation for a final vote tally of 59 to 34.
Fox News explained the reason for the rare Saturday session:
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., indicated earlier in the week that the Senate would stay over the weekend to push through the confirmation process if Democrats blocked voting efforts.
“Do we want a vote on these folks on Tuesday or vote on them on Friday, Saturday and Sunday? Because that’s what we’re going to do,” Thune said after Democrats blocked a confirmation vote for Trump’s CIA director nominee, John Ratcliffe, who has bipartisan support. “This can be easy or this can be hard.”
The New York Post has more on Noem’s road to her nomination:
Trump, 78, has indicated that Noem will work closely with border czar Tom Homan to secure the nation’s borders.
During her confirmation hearing, Noem described the southern border as a “war zone” and pledged to provide Border Patrol agents all the resources they need to reverse the flow of migrants.
She called border security a “top priority” for the country, while also insisting on the need for a “fair and lawful immigration system.”
Noem is one of a few nominees that have been confirmed this week.
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Oh look – another unqualified maga flunky gets a job by knobslobbering ‘the moron’ . Buh-bye self respect
Does ActBlue pay you by the post?
tjv is paid $1156 for each thumb down. So please show your support. Go tjv!!!!
Best part is she was sworn in by Justice Thomas at his home. Way cool, the liberal morons heads will explode and they’ll never get to cash that $45.47 dollar check.
Is that pesos?
Hey, tjv, is that a direct quote from CNN, or are you paraphrasing? C’mon . . . you know that nobody is permitted to depart from the formally approved script.
The cult chimes in.Predictable as always.
That is so lame you knobslobbering moron!
You think you are any less predictable? You’re even more so. Difference is the hatred you exhibit.
Pot… meet kettle.
59-34 includes “several” democrats? What am I missing?
Nothing? Somewhere in the vicinity of six democrats is ‘several’. More than two but not many.
No doubt a deep thinker like you has his, her, its hand in them/they pants while typing?
Oh look – The clown is back. Your comments make me laugh so much – more than:
Bozo with his pants down
The Naked Dancing Clown
The Joker
John Wayne Gacy
So keep me laughing. Keep posting crazy comments.
Knobslobbering? Whoa! Genius. Tell us more.
That is an action perfected by Kamala Harris, Monica Lewinsky,
TDStjv, and a host of other “reputable” men and women who spend their days on their knees praying at the altar of Marxist/Democrat hatred.Compared with your last 2 candidates for President, Noem is “sharp as a tack”.
Sharp as a tack? That’s so funny you Biden kissing, knobslobbering moron!
think jb4 was referring to biden and harris since they WERE the democratic party last 2 nominees.
My bad. Apologies to jb4.
Here you go little fella, cry in to this cup
You have no self respect or you would post things like this.
oh boy, did your mom turn the wifi back on in her basement again, before she left for her job as a Walmart door greeter little timmy?
The Jaded Vagina born November 1956
Oh look – another dumbass troll flunky makes a nickel by posting garbage.
I won’t say “buh-bye self respect,” as you clearly have never had any.
Those tears are delicious. Keep em coming
You’d prefer Pete Buttigieg?
Over this maga bim? Sure https://www.thebulwark.com/p/kristi-noem-homeland-security-unqualified
You only like Petey because you let him top you, though.
Oh look – another unqualified TDS flunky gives knobslobbering support to the dementia failure’. Buh-bye self respect
Majority Leader Thune could, in coordination with Speaker Johnson, take to the nuclear option if needed — call a week’s recess, and let President Trump fill all the positions by recess appointments. The Senate could then reconvene and, at its leisure, confirm each of the recess appointees to the permanent position.
The Democrats should come to understand the costs of needless obstruction.
Why have a hearing ? If trump nominated her she must be super-smart , honest, and competent. Like him! This is some A-team!!!!
Yes
Biden nominated you to post for him, so you must be a super-smart, honest, and competent klown.
At last… a post of yours that is based in truth.
Trump is being much smarter about his nominations this time around. He certainly is bringing the A-team. These four years are going to be even better than his first term.
By smarter you mean picked all bootlickers ,qualifications be damned
“qualifications be damned”
Nice try, Johnny you dumb stump.
Now do… Buttigieg (only qual to be SecTrans was that he liked trains. Failed South Bend Mayor Pothole).
And then do Lloyd Austin (DEI four-star, failed Afghan withdrawal, no services met recruitment goals, went AWOL twice for surgery).
Then do Gina Raimondo (failed Gov of RI, failed Commerce Sec who didn’t understand… commerce).
And what did Granholm know about energy?
Face it, butt-boy. You’re just a caricature at this point.
Wow. The first comment you have made that make some semblance of sense.
Pssst…tjv1156:
Don’t waste it all in a few posts. Right now you’re amusing as hell, but post too often and I’ll start ignoring your posts, like everyone else…
Gawking at geek kinda gets boring after you’ve seen the act a couple times.
How many of these flunkies you think will be around after a year?
How many flunkies like you are still posting here after a year?
None. Lazy flunkies like you run out of steam and go home to Mama in no time.
Hey is that war in ukraine over yet? No? How disappointing. The plan to bring grocery prices down? Cut gas prices in half? No? Awwww – i was sure he was going to do that!
If you only had a point. Not one in all the serial, predictable comments. Just a bunch of smug words about problems wokesters caused, while pretending to be the competent ones. We now get to see how weak and dishonest they were and still are. Crow some more, please.
Hey is that war in ukraine over yet?
https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/putin-signals-willingness-for-ukraine-peace-talks-as-trump-takes-office-2025-1-20-48/
The plan to bring grocery prices down?
https://www.thepacker.com/news/industry/food-inflation-drop-further-2025-usda-predicts
Cut gas prices in half?
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Prices-Drop-on-Trumps-First-Day-in-Office.html
He’s only been President for five days. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Let President Trump work and his policies take effect.
Please remove your mouth from Biden’s Johnson to understand that the damage to this country is so great, it will take years for it to be fixed.
Biden’s prior namesake as the worst president caused so much damage it took Reagan nearly four years to fix the problems.
The best part? No more money to Ukraine. The problem will resolve itself in no time.
No more money to International parasites.
Deportations have started.
Deep state actors are losing their jobs by the dozens.
Harmful treasonous government agents are being outed and losing their life support.
Rich murderers and liars are losing their Secret Service protection.
So much winning.
The best part. Your knobslobbering choking and tears make me get a woodie just thinking about it.
The little fella needs to pace zeeself otherwise zhey gonna burn out and we’ll still have 3 and a half years of Trump to go
