South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will appear before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today as part of the confirmation process for her nomination to Dept of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary.  This nomination hearing will likely be combative and filled with opposition.

The original hearing for Noem was postponed due to “paperwork issues.”  Democrats now will advance against Noem because the DHS role is critical to border insecurity.  However, with President Trump appointing Border Czar Tom Homan to the border and illegal alien crisis, Noem has a point of support but not direct action in her responses.  Noem has previously held a very strong pro-immigration perspective given her deep connection to Big Ag.

The Democrats will likely shift to issues of ‘national security’ in their pointed questions.  However, these are also the types of national security issues that Noem has a tendency to frame around constitutional freedoms, liberties, and restrictions against the rights of Americans. Points that are directly in her wheelhouse.  The Democrat Senators would also like to weaponize the controversial parts of Noem’s recent book.  Livestream Links Below:

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