US President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Governor of South Dakota According to CNN, Kristi Noem will become the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday.
The Department of Homeland Security is responsible for everything from border protection and immigration to disaster relief and the U.S. Secret Service.
Once considered a potential running mate for Trump, Noem is currently serving a four-year term as governor of South Dakota after winning a landslide victory in 2022. However, Noem faced political instability this year.
Noem rose to prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic for her decision to implement a statewide mask mandate.
Fans speculated that she ended up in Trump’s bad books following a backlash earlier this year in April after shooting an “untrainable” dog she “hated” on her family farm.
Earlier on Monday, Trump named Tom Homan as his administration’s new “border czar,” emphasizing that his primary focus would be on deporting illegal immigrants who endanger public safety and national security.