In a stunning display of self-sabotage, Kristi Noem contradicts her own agency’s stats and ends up looking ridiculous on air
If Donald Trump is the heart of the ICE raids being conducted throughout the United States targeting immigrant populations, then United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, is the brain of it. Trump may be giving the orders about what ICE should do, but it is Noem who is deciding what they shouldn’t, which is essentially nothing. Honestly, if you have been keeping up with the incidents that have occurred in the last couple of weeks, you would know that this is true.
With no exaggeration, ICE has now been reduced to Trump and Noem’s hired goons, a sentiment shared by many. Only last week, an ICE agent killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and all that Noem, Trump, and other people in support of these two have done is try to paint Good as an aggressor and the person who shot her as a saviour who acted in self-defence. They aren’t fooling anyone with their claims, by the way, because the videos of the incident are freely available on the internet for everyone to see, and it doesn’t reflect well on the agent who could have completely avoided this drastic action, potentially saving Good’s life. Still, I don’t expect Noem or Trump to take any action, as it’s understood they won’t. It’s also understood they will continue to lie about the incident and create multiple narratives around the story to protect the agent.
Having said that, Noem is lying again, which, although it concerns ICE agents, has nothing to do with Renee Nicole Good’s case. Appearing on a recent episode of Face the Nation on CBS News, Kristi Noem was asked by host Margaret Brennan to disclose the percentage of individuals in custody who had “actually” committed a criminal offence versus just a civil infraction, to which Noem replied, 70 per cent.” However, Brennan countered her claim, stating that the percentage she provided was incorrect. Noem then called Brennan a liar and accused her of distorting information to cast the Republican Party and its members in a negative light. Brennan maintained her position, stating that, based on CBS’s reporting, the number was 47 per cent and was derived from Noem’s agency. Noem then offered to provide the “correct” number, with Brennan again insisting that the figures were sourced from her agency.
The whole incident has become very popular on social media, especially on X (formerly Twitter), where videos of it have been shared the most, leading to a wide range of reactions among the public.
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