kristi noem saying quote, dirt bags like this will be removed from the streets. they have rescued a dominican national with interpol red notice, he is wanted for a double homicide in his country. this comes after ice outside of new york made 1200 arrests and 850 ice dean -- detainers. they have encountered 582 illegal crossings on sunday. that is unbelievable, not a single sector recorded over 200, that is something neither bill melugin nor i have seen that in covering the border. stark contract from the encounters in biden's last week in office and biden's record numbers topped 11,000. i remember being in eagle pass, 3000 per day and now closer to 60. dea out in denver, seizing 130,000 fentanyl pills while arresting two illegal migrants with ties to sinaloa cartel. >> people want to be safe and secure in their communities, they are moving swiftly and quickly and straight-forward on removing rapists, murderers, gang members that have come across the southern border. i wish they would do it in my home state of minute. get bad actors out of our country. >> griff: a

you were all very kind to kristi and to me. kristi is a former colleague. when you are the only member of a body of 435 from an entire state, it is really important to have friends. so together kristi and i were two out of 435 and if we could get montana, wyoming and alaska there are five that could take on the fight. i remember our first year -- my first year in the house, the unthinkable happened and the house of representatives failed to pass a farm bill. all i can tell you is the least secure homeland person in america was the speaker of the house and the majority leader the next day when kristi and i doubled up and eventually we got a farm bill done. i say that because we are living at a time and senator peters, you used the words strong, stable and principled. i can't think of three better words to describe kristi noem than those three words. i would add this. i'm not surprised that president trump turned to governor noem. securing the homeland is the number one priority. our number one priority, constitutional priority as a congress. and it is for su

kristi noem will take questions.hat department is as big, you say not as big as pentagon, it is different from secret service and fema, what should she be prepared for today? you can't spend your time as congressman and get know what you are getting into? >> if you are a governor, you have that experience. it feels big, fema, secret service, coast guard, immigration, cyber security, it feels big but it is fraction of the size of department of defense. it feels big because of mission. key to running a place like that, make sure there are good leaders doing their jobs, make sure they are adequately funded and there is adequate oversight. creation of dhs in 2001 was political compromise. >> brian: lieberman's idea. >> some respects did not go far enough, other respects went too far. political compromise based on notion terrorism was extra territorial threat. one cabinet regulates how someone comes into this country, land, sea and air, you will have dealt with terrorism. that is now outdated model. >> ainsley: you worked

there were 6 democrats when voted to confirm kristi noem.were john fetterman, tim kaine, andy kim, scott peters, jeanne shaheen and elissa slotkin. the senate meets in a a rare saturday session today to advance as many nominees across the finish line as possible. kristi noem, as i said, enjoyed bipartisan support. >> i wish her well in the enforcement of law, and reemphasize that border security is very important not only for the sovereignty of this the great nation of ours because you can't be a sovereign nation if you don't control the borders -- >> reporter: the border will be a major focus of nome at dhs. also addressing issues at the secret service following the double a assassination attempts on the life of president trump last year. fema also falls under the dhs umbrella. democrats are worried about mass deportations and border security. >> if the trump administration decides to use the department of homeland security, which governor noem is seeking to head, to enforce mass if deportation, what's going to happen on that orr to chard?

pete hegseth squeezed by kristi noem she's next city expected to vote on dhs secretary nominee kristi noem moments from now we're live on capitol hill with a rush to push trump's cabinet picks over that finish line. plus, president trump's furry over fema did california officials like what they heard? we're going ask one, coming up. d saying in the navy that the toughest job in the navy is the navy wife. and if you've made the deployments and you've been the wife at home or you've been the spouse at home you understand what i'm talking about. your spouse has earned the right to apply for a va home loan. the newday 100 loan allows you to borrow up to one hundred percent of your home's value. so, if you're in a situation where you need some help financially, give us a call. (vo) call 1-844-809-1393. jackie: the senate is working to push through trump's cabinet picks chad is with the fast developments it is a busy saturday, chad. >> jackie: confirmed pete hegseth as defense secretary last night a vote today to confirm kristi noem to run dhs no democrat supported hegseth, however, noem sh

don't miss cheryl with mornings with maria. >> carley: and kristi noem as dhs secretary.f the international association of firefighters and joins me now. good morning, it is great to see you. this will play out in a few hours. you can guess democrats will say she is governor of a small state and does not have experience to lead a government agency of this size. you thought a lot about this in public safety given job you do. why do you think she is right person to lead dhs? >> never been more important given fires out in l.a. that federal government look at how we respond to emergencies in this country. i've spoken with president trump on need to take a good look at that, i've spoken with governor kristi noem about it. she has a long, storied track record. in the house, she was a supporter of firefighter issues, something we take seriously. we know she might be from a strong state, she is ad administrator, she knows how to run a big bureaucracy and she is familiar with issues we deal with. any they are very important, she supported innic taking on some of the challenges we

south dakota governor kristi noem has been nominated to serve as homeland security secretary mnuchin trump administration. she was first elected in 2018 after serving in the u.s. house of representatives for eight years. prior to congress, she was also a state representative from 2007 until 2011. up next, a look at governor kristi noem in 2021 as she addressed the annual conservative political action conference known as cpac. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome south dakota governor kristi noem. [applause] governor noem: hi. good afternoon. you all look wonderful. it is such an honor to be with all of you here today. aww, thank you! listen, listen my guess is a my guess is a year ago most of you had no idea who i was. but unlike the d.c. media, i am sure you all at least know there are two dakotas? [laughter] and i am the governor of the warmer one. [laughter] i am here today to share some of the lessons of my state. the main questions that need to be answered this weekend is, why does america need conservatives. the question of why america need conservatives can be answered by

i think kristie -- kristy flies through there. she had eight democrats vote for her in the cloture vote. she's as tough as nails. she's south dakota tough k and she's also very gentle and compassionate as well. so she's going to do a great job as secretary of dhs. she's going to make your family safe and secure. remember, kristi was the first governor to send her own national guard troops and spries to help -- supplies to help secure the border. i think she goes through with flying colors today. jackie: okay. you also sit on the senate agricultural committee and voted to advance brooke rollins for a agricultural secretary. how do you think that hearing went? >> oh, my gosh, you're going to love brooke rollins. this is a young laid drink -- lady who grew up in agriculture, grew up in in 4-rbgs d 4-h and ffa, she brought her ffa leadership to the hearing, and that'll mean a lot to those folks in agriculture where her ties really are. she's going to be a strong, strong voice there in the president's cabinet forking agriculture and ru

good job kristi noem, tom homan and ice and "fox and friends" will have kristi noem on our show, shele. one of donald trump's most controversial nominees, r.f.k. jr. set to face senators today. he has a cousin that does not like him. we'll hear from roger marshal and donald trump expected to sign laken riley act today. reuben gallago will be here. he, like john fetterman, is open to working with donald trump. when donald trump decides to go indoors he called capital one center and he owns capitals and wizards, what was it like changing it to a different arena? we'll talk about that. i'm out of stuff to say, don't go anywhere, get dressed, stay within yourself and chris, promise you will show up ready. >> here is a gift. >> brian: it is not a gift, it is actually mine. back in a moment. jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze, so dad grabbed puffs plus lotion to soothe her with ease. puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin and locks in moisture to provide soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. for more than a decade farxiga has been

we will talk to kristi noem who is brand new department of homeland security secretary. she has a big announcement you will only hear here on fox in the next half-hour. >> brian: there are people that are getting scooped up because they are with people that h have -- he is not grabbing everyone, they are targeted. to the capitol building, where hhs nominee, robert f. kennedy will face questions from lawmakers today. >> lawrence: lucas tomlinson is live inside of the hearing room. good morning. >> lucas: good morning. it is getting pretty noisy outside the hearing room on capitol hill, where hundreds of r.f.k. jr. supporters have showed up to hear from r.f.k. jr. our colleagues at fox digital obtained r.f.k. jr.'s opening statement, an excerpt reads, news reports claim i'm anti-vaccine, i am not, i am pro-safety, i work to raise aw awareness about mercury in fish, that did not make me anti-fish. all my kids are vaccinated. r.f.k. jr. appeared on this program just before the election. >> we have the sickest children in the world right now, it is costing 4.3 trillion a year

and stop mass parole but democrat senators tried to go after kristi noem.s like they couldn't get any traction on what went down on kristi noem. watch senator richard lumen all here. listen. >> i just want to call your attention to an effort i've led to help reunite children with their parents, children who were separated as a result of the so-called family separation policy in the last administration. >> the trump administration never had a family separation policy. what i'm alarmed by is the over 300,000 children that went missing during the biden administration. >> unless my time is expiring i'm going to interrupt again with apologies to say let's put aside. >> well i can't put aside 340,000 children. liz: so senator? how could senator blumenthal put aside hundreds of thousands of missing migrant children under this biden white house? the dhs did lose track of them. >> he doesn't care. he doesn't care about those children. he doesn't carat all. if he did, i'm on the committee. i've been on the committee with him for six years. he doesn't care. he did not

and kristi noem, trump's pick for homeland security on capitol hill. and a lot of questions tonight over who's really actually going to be in charge of it. noem or trump's border czar. this is people in her own state are asking if she's qualified. let's go out front. and good evening. i'm erin burnett, outfront tonight, bone chilling chaos. freezing temperatures have now thrown trump's inauguration into a logistical nightmare. the entire swearing in ceremony is now going to take place inside the capitol rotunda. and many now are without tickets. but there is someone who will not be left out in the cold. the vice president of china. he will now become the first senior chinese communist leader to witness the democratic transfer of power in the united states, and news of his appearance came just after an extraordinary call. trump spoke today with the chinese president, xi jinping. now, he did not do that for biden, and that >> so i have many problems together and starting immediately well, this talk of goodwill and this appearance at the inauguration is o

governor kristi noem, i think you have been channeling that sentiment. today the republican party is confronted with fundamental questions as it tries to move on from the recent past and articulate a vision for the future. what do we stand for? what are the republican philosophies we can all agree on? if there's still room for a reagan-esque optimism in today's gop? since may we have heard from paul ryan, mike pence, mike pompeo, chris christie, nikki haley, peggy noonan, and, recently, senator tom cotton. tonight, governor noem will add her perspective. let me know -- make one last point. despite the talk of legacies and monuments, this speaker series is not about the past. we aren't asking what would reagan do. we are trying to go backwards. president reagan was forward-looking. that is why he was successful. that is why he was transformative. we believe a successful republican party will need to embrace the future as well. to offer us a path to that future, welcome the 33rd governor of south dakota kristi noem. [applause] governor noem: thank you, rog

do you think that that how does this play out with kristi noem as kristi noem is going to be head of the dhs? it doesn't appear that this is going to end any other way when it comes to congressional approval. >> no, i think she is going to be approved, but i think there are two people who really are going to be running the immigration issue. >> obviously, donald trump is the president, but he has ceded that portfolio to stephen miller. you'll remember that from the first administration. he has only accrued more power. and this is an issue that is very close to his ideology. this is an issue that he has really had a lot of control, and he micromanages it, and he'll be the face behind the curtain. and in the front of the curtain will be tom homan, as we mentioned. so i think kristi noem, i'm not saying she's going to cede power, but she's going to be taking direction from those two people, make no mistake. >> so, seth, you know, noem talking about taking direction, she is in lockstep, i mean, verbally, in lockstep, not just generally saying the same thing specifically and explicitly sa

the senate confirmed kristi noem as homeland security secretary 59-34. noem could emerge as one of the most important figures in the trump administration. >> she's going to be very busy with in the just general homeland security issues, but also it's cheer that the president -- clear that the president has to revamp, wants to revamp fema. fema runs the flood insurance program which will be a big part of a revamp. >> reporter: all republicans and six democrats voted to confirm noem, gary peters and elissa slot ken of michigan, andy kim of new jersey, john fetterman of pennsylvania, tim kaine of virginia and jeanne shaheen of new hampshire. the senate also broke a filibuster on the nomination of scott bessent to run the treasury department. that's important as the gop wants to cut taxes. >> his background and training are tailor-made for this role, and he has the demeanor and character to be an effective secretary. as mr. bessent stated, accomplishing key tasks like extending vital tax cuts for all americans is literally a pass a-fail exercise -- pass-fail

david: look at governor kristi noem today.on't know a democrat like her. >> marco rubio on the other side you have a dick durbin, and dems look old and supposed to be the cool hip party. david: a dusty dick durbin. so how does trump, he's got political capital, he had political capital going into these nominations and now more of it. how does he use it on day one? >> you've got to improve on the current situation, and so far it's not set very high. it's going to be the border closing, inflation, bring that down, energy, drilling, all that stuff. david: does this make it easier for him to get his one big bill in the reconciliation package? >> i'm not an expert in this. some argue it's too complicated at once, too much spending but nobody can bob better than trump. david: what do you think does he have the capital to push threw what he wants? >> he has the capital. does he have the margins in the house. when you have three votes, three stray and we've seen that happen before, then that's a problem but there's no house speaker ou

so it's going to be a big responsibility for kristi noem. and you could tell from the questions that were being asked by these republican senators, they want to see how trump's promises are going to be implemented. >> yeah. i mean, julia, this comes as you have new reporting about what governor noem's leadership could look like if she's confirmed lead dhs. what have you learned? >> yeah, that's right. >> jose, i'm actually in harlingen, texas right now outside of one of the airports that carries out deportation flights, a place that could see a lot of activity in the next few weeks. >> if trump is able to carry through on that campaign promise of mass deportations, as you mentioned. >> but yes, we have reporting that says that the policies of the border and the policies regarding mass deportations and how that will be carried out will largely be in the hands of stephen miller and tom homan, the border czar that trump appointed, who will report to him at the white house. >> in fact, no one was asked about that today by democratic senator andy

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wow what a difference win you have someone that's engaging like the new secretary kristi noem is.t was -- is going to perk up the agents this is the morel the last four years how low it was amongst these agencies that were patrolling eye is. this is the difference maker we all know it starts at the top. win you see the leadership of these individuals and being on the scene some of these arrests really makes a difference to the field agents they know they are going to have the backup of their bosses. >> martha: jonathan fahey let me bring you in. win you watch these arrests like we saw this morning kristi noem carrying out with these base agents it occurs to me i know the pushback we are hearing from democrats and people who worked with the bite and a administration is we did those to taking people into custody but i don't ever remember seeing alejandro mayorkas anywhere near this kind of action. what's your response with. >> alejandro mayorkas was never near any of it and didn't want to do any of this. this is really the greatest thing they are doing, basically publicizing this be

. >> confirmed kristi noem as. >> homeland security. secretary just. >> in time. >> for mass deportations. >> birthright. with the stroke of a pen, president trump attempts to wipe. >> out an entire class of u.s. citizens. >> illinois attorney general kwame raoul joins me to talk about. >> how states are leading. >> the charge. >> to uphold. >> the constitutional right to birthright citizenship and riot act. trump's pardon of hundreds of violent january 6th rioters is an affront to the rule of law. former capitol police officer harry dunn and former federal prosecutor kristy greenberg. weighing in on the damage done and the consequences to come. i'm jonathan capehart. this is the saturday show. tonight. >> we come on. >> the air with news that house speaker mike johnson has invited president trump to address a joint session of congress on tuesday, march 4th, ten days before the next government funding deadline. about 90 minutes ago, trump wrapped up a rally in las vegas, spending most of it recapping what he's done since taking office f

president, today the senate will vote on the nomination of kristi noem. i am voting no today. there are obvious and bipartisan solutions to fix the mess at our border and to grateful improve our immigration system. those solutions include the bipartisan border security bill we introduced last year with senators lankford, murphy and sinema, and even better a comprehensive reform package along the lines of the bipartisan compromise from the gang of eight from 2013. these are real solutions that would solve our immigration problem and kristi noem seems headed in the wrong direction. i will vote no. now on the hegseth debate last night. last night senate republicans entrusted the mostly powerful military in the world to someone with no experience, terrible judgment and serious flaws of character. this is a deeply troubling moment. our troops deserve so much better than pete hegseth. our country deserves so much better than pete hegseth. his flaws were obvious to both sides from the start. given the deeply concerning information we know about pete hegseth and the immense importance

. >> ainsley: plus a busy week of confirmation hearings wraps up today with dhs pick kristi noem.ator rand paul will be in the room and he will preview the day for us. plus, president biden claiming this after years of high prices under his leadership. >> red states really screwed up. in terms of the way they handle the economy and handle manufacturing. >> lawrence: exactly. the second hour of "fox & friends" starts right now. >> steve: all right. meanwhile, let's start this hour off later this morning donald trump's pick for homeland security secretary nominee, south dakota governor kristi noem is set to be on capitol hill as senate confirmation hearings for president-elect trump's cabinet continue on this friday. >> lawrence: madeleine rivera joins us live from washington with what we can expect. good morning, madeleine. >> madeleine: immigration is expected to take center stage when nominee kristi noem appears before the homeland senate committee this morning. if she is confirmed nome would work closely with incoming border czar tom homan to carry out president-elect trump's ma

[cheers and applause] if kristi noem just got approved, governor. to keep it -- [cheers and applause] if she's tough. she's a tough one. she's a tough one. and she's going to do a great job. >> reporter: there are more confirmation if hearings scheduled for this week. the first hearing for health and human services nominee robert f. kennedy jr. will be held on wednesday, fbi director nominee and director of national intelligence nominee tulsi gabbard scheduled to appear before their respective committees on thursday. all three face an uphill battle, but a patel has called for changes at the fbi. charlie, rachel and jason. rachel: thank you, madeleine. not up there, sean duffy if on tuesday. i believe they're going the vote for him. at least i've been told by some good sources. charlie: out of committee, on the floor. rachel: on the floor. charlie: nice. rachel: but interesting, pete hegseth, congratulations. he's out. some of the senators who didn't society for him voted for rachel levine. it's just kind of invisible if you -- incredible if you thin

there was another confirmation today, kristi i military.ti noem will be the next secretary of homeland security. she's a former governor of south dakota. this security. she's a former governor of south dakota-— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of— south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of course - south dakota. this vote not nearly as close. central of course do i as close. central of course do donald trump's agenda in the second term is beefing up security in the border and deporting record numbers of people who have entered this country illegally. and to make good on that promise is kristi noem, who was today approved by the senate for that confirmed by a vote of 59—34 as the new us homeland security secretary. she shares president trump's hardline views on immigration. she was one of the first state governors to send dozens of national guard officers to the border with mexico. south dakota is actually closer to canada then it is to mexico but nonethel

i've known kristi noem for a long time. she has a very compelling personal and family story which inspired her entrance into the public arena. and i'm sure you'll hear a little bit more about that from her. but i've observed, as she has gone through the state legislature as a leader, their state house of representatives, the u.s. house of representatives, where she was our only member from south dakota representing our state's interests there for eight years and now currently as south dakota's governor. and i think she brings to this job a number of things that are going to be really essential. and one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing hard problems. she led our state through the pandemic, managed what were extraordinary circumstances all across this country in a way that made south dakota, frankly, a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy handed requirements that were imposed in other states around the country. our state stayed open, stayed free, and

do we have that video to show what kristi noem is just posting there? joining me now to talk more about is new york congresswoman claudia tenney. congresswoman, good to see you this morning. i know you're in florida at your retreat with your colleagues there. let me kick things off on the border and what we're hearing from kristi noem. new york city is now the target for i.c.e. >> you know, this is tremendous, maria. i am so happy to see this and i've been home in k my district last weekend. i'll be there tomorrow. all i've heard is from citizens is how happy they are that we're seeing the illegal immigrants being harbored by the sanctuary cities being taken out of the communities and making the communities safer. this is a huge win for the trump administration. it shows we have decisive leaders. we don't have the paralysis of analysis and really coming to and promoting and helping illegal immigrants in our communities. it's a real issue that trump is taking with true leadership. maria: because he's putting national security first as the priority and i

and kristi noem, kristi noem is going to follow the policies of the trump administration. she's going to follow the policies of project 2025, as will all of his nominees. america voted and they made a choice. part of it was buying into a narrative, i would argue, a false narrative that donald trump put out. the other part is fear tactics and a media echo chamber that was anxious to hear and not actually push back against what donald trump was saying, has actually bolstered a lot of his claims. >> okay, charlie, let's move to the confirmation hearings, because pete hegseth was certainly questioned about his commitment to the geneva convention. let's take a listen to that. >> are you saying that the geneva convention provisions which which clearly outlaw torture of prisoners, do not, should not apply in the future? senator, how we treat our wounded, how we treat our prisoners. the applications of the geneva conventions are incredibly important, but we would all have to acknowledge that the way we fought our wars back when the geneva conventions were written are a lot differe

south dakota governor kristi noem, trump's choice for homeland. secretary, fielded questions this morning. her expected role in top trump aide stephen miller, in charge of implementing the president's immigration policies such as mass deportation. >> i would say there's no authorities being planned to be taken away from the department or or myself if i'm in the role, and we'll continue to mixed signals, you can understand how, you know, people in my home state, maybe around the country, when they hear mr. homan saying, i'm making the decisions, when they hear president elect trump say he's in charge of our border. >> and joining me now is nbc news congressional correspondent julie sirkin. back with us, former homeland security secretary jeh johnson, former republican national chairman michael steele, co-host of msnbc's the weekend. so, julie, governor noem said she would not politicize disaster funding under fema, which is also under her management, and insisted that cisa is off mission, misdirecting its resources. that's a controversial shift. it

and kristi noem will be on point for operationalizing these promises. they are big promises, but they're achievable. >> so there's many parts of this many layers, right? it costs money to deport someone, right? i mean, in 2016, the estimate was around 11,000, not including transport. you have the economic part of this. you know, the potential inflation. you have the potential loss of revenue because, you know, those who are here illegally also pay taxes in the billions, right. how do you account for all of that well, they cost a whole lot more than they pay in. >> and i think that's pretty well established by a lot of different entities. so the idea that we're somehow losing money by deporting people who are breaking our laws strikes me as a bit silly, frankly, and it doesn't bear up under the numbers. i would also point out that when you limit and close in as close as you can on zero to mass illegal immigration, which is typically unskilled labor, you create job opportunities and wage growth for poor american people. we saw this in 2019. again, the dat

. ♪ >> homeland security secretary kristi noem delivered welcome remarks to staff at the department'sdquarters in washington d.c. the former south dakota governor was confirmed by the senate 59-434. are 59 will have 34. finish -- 59-34. [background sounds] [inaudible conversations] ♪ o, say can you all see by the dawn's early light -- ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous figh- ♪ o'er the ram a parts we watched were so gallantly seeming. ♪ andnd the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air -- ♪♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. ♪ o, say does that that star-spangled banner yet wave -- ♪ o e ear -- o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪♪ [inaudible conversations] [background sounds] >> i invite you to pray with me briefly. eternal one, the history of our great nation is replete with change and transition. today we look forward to a new chapter. we open a new page, and we look forward toan seeing the writing that will happen in the next few years. we can ask y

dhs secretary kristi noem was here in new york city.s on the ground as the teams hit the streets in the middle of the night. she's doing exactly what president trump wanted to. >> and that is my commitment to all of you, that we will walk through every single situation together and i'll prepare you as much as i can for it and we'll have the flexibility to make sure that we can always keep the american people first and foremost. reporter: so who did they arrest in new york city is the question for people at home. that would include venezuelan migrant identified by dhs as anderson zombrano. he was arrested on kidnapping, assault and burglary charges. sources telling fox news he's part of the south american gang tren de aragua. we've heard about them so many times in the past few months. people had no idea who they were but they remember this. this guy was also out on a warrant for an arrest in colorado for that violent takeover that went viral in aurora when a group of migrants was caught on camera taking over with weapons and breaking in

secretary kristi noem is speaking to her staff for the first time after confirmation. this is live on c-span. [indiscernible] >> present arms. ♪oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light ♪what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming; ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? ♪ and the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, ♪ gave proof through the night that our flag was still there: ♪ oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪♪ [marching] >> i invite you to pray with me briefly. eternal one, the history of our great nation is replete with change and transition. today we look forward to a new chapter. we open a new page, and we look forward to seeing the writing that will happen in the next few years. we ask your blessing on secretary noem as she steps into this position and leads us. we ask that you give her the wisdom of solomon, the patience of job, the strength of samson. as she provides leadersh

kristi noem, governor of south dakota, up for homeland security.ind it today? >> senator, no, the southern border is not secure today but in just three days we will have a new president in this country, president donald j. trump, and he will secure our border. >> do you believe in legal vetted immigration and that we need more of it in the united states? >> i do believe we need to follow our legal immigration laws and that it needs to be vetted. we need more resources. >> bret: you know, josh, it seems the more these hearings go on, it becomes clear that republicans are united and probably they could get all of them through. >> yeah. i mean, that was a pretty successful hearing for kristi noem, didn't get a whole lot of democratic, you know, fireworks in that hearing. and, look, she is going to be one of the more important cabinet officials if she is confirmed dealing with border security. dealing with president trump's promise to start deportations of those here illegally. so that is an important role she is going to be playing a key part and demo

applause tom and kristi, the numbers are unbelievable. just shut down. they showed an area that one year ago had thousands rushing into our country and today there was nobody. beautiful site. john barrasso, great guy. applause sponsors senator katie britt, thank you. applause congressman mike collins, you were fantastic from georgia. applause he loves his state and took this personally. thank you. senate judiciary committee chairman chuck grassley, chuck is here, thank you. applause you look great. house judiciary committee g chairman jim jordan, special man. mark green, thank you very much. we have many others but i will not introduce because this is about your daughter, something so important. bert jones is in the room, your lieutenant governor, and he was on this like you would not believe. applause thank you very much, i see you sitting there. state, local officials, law enforcement organizations, most of them represented in the room, they are incredible people and i have never seen them come together like that you have for this. i have done many of

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and to make good on that promise is kristi noem, who was today approved by the senate.secretary. she shares president trump's hardline views on immigration. she was one of the first state governors to send dozens of national guard officers to the border with mexico. south dakota is actually closer to canada then it is to mexico but nonetheless, that won her plaudits for many conservatives. seven democrats voting to approve her as well. there was backlash today from democrats over another move by donald trump. a late—night firing of a dozen independent watchdogs. tells more about that. we've seen the tightening come of the attempts to tighten control over the central, federal government by putting in place these loyalists, donald trump loyalist. we also see evidence of a night of an attempt to put loyalists in place in the federal government. perhaps i should say remove those seen as disloyal. about a dozen inspectors general of some of the largest departments in the federal government, including the department of labor and transportation. dismissed, it's been reported.

kristi noem, head of the department of homeland security.d covers a lot of things that people don't realize. so many news stories today within the past four weeks, let's say, that directly apply to the job that she will have if confirmed. chad pergram has been watching while we were on the tiktok story. chad will bring us up to speed on what we missed. hello again. >> bill, good morning. one of the most interesting things that we heard in the hearing is kristi noem talking about how big the department of homeland security is as you a i lewd to dealings with the secret service and fema. why would some people want to take over such a big agency? she was questioned about the border as to who would be in charge of the border. she said ultimately president-elect trump will be in charge of the border and also said that frankly some cyberattacks, cyber is a very important part of the department of homeland security that they don't know how to combat some of these attacks. one of the other lines of questioning this came from richard blumenthal the d

so that was a bipartisan vote to confirm kristi noem. senator tim kaine telling us that he typically allows presidents to appoint their cabinets without interference unless they fail the qualification or character test. and so as we move ahead, a procedural vote also happened today for scott bessent for treasury secretary. so his confirmation vote is on monday. and then sean duffy with transportation will be up next. so they're really trying to get this these cabinet members in place alex. >> yeah. but i find it interesting. the common thread of these most two most divisive cabinet nominees, both of them donald trump's. julia, stay with me because i'm going to have more questions for you. let's right now bring in nbc's yamiche alcindor, who's traveling with the president. she's in las vegas. yamiche, welcome to you. you have new reporting on the trump administration firing multiple inspectors general. what can you tell us? >> well. >> that's right. >> president trump fired at. >> least 12. >> inspector generals in the federal. >> governm

charlie: deck blumenthal thought he was grilling kristi noem and he got burned and burned real bad.was the highlight of the hearing and real thing is fascinating and she did a fantastic job and was very respectful and she came with the facts and blew up pretty good in his face right there. rachel: yeah, seems like he's been living under a rock like the separation of the children during the trump administration was about separating them from the adults that claim to be their parents so we could actually make sure they were their parents before we sent them off with them into the country. by the way, it was democrats in congress who voted against dna testing to make sure these were their parents. meanwhile, he didn't want to talk about 340,000 children who our system lost track of and fallen into child labor, child tex trafficking, we have no idea where they are. the government hasn't been able to find them, donald trump ask famously in the interview that will, pete and i had with him last summer said i promise to find them. joey: tom homan said hey, we'll deport them as families, wor

i've known kristi noem for a long time. she has a compelling personal and family story which inspired her interest into the public arena. i'm sure you will hear a little bit more about that from her. but i have observed as she has gone through the state legislature as a leader there -- the state house of representatives, the u.s. house of representatives, where she was our only member from south dakota, representing our state's interest there for eight years, and a currently south dakota's governor. i think she brings to this job a number of things that will be really essential. one is obviously a skill set when it comes to managing hard problems. she let our state through the pandemic, managed what were extraordinary circumstances all across this country, in a way that made south dakota a magnet for people from other states who were trying to flee or get away from some of the heavy-handed requirements that were imposed on other states around the country. our state stayed open, stayed free. that was largely due to her leade

moments ago in another big win for president trump, the senate voting to break the filibuster on kristi noem's nomination for dhs secretary and a 61-39 vote. they are expected to vote late tomorrow morning to confirm the nominee. senior congressional correspondent chat program live on the hill with the latest on the hegseth vote and what is next for more trump picks. quite a night on the hill. >> reporter: absolutely. this was high drama in the vote to confirm pete hegseth as defence secretary was on a razor's edge. the g.o.p. lost 4 votes, the nomination would have failed. most republican supported hegseth but there were g.o.p. knows. >> he has satisfied me he will be a change agent in the department of defense and that he's the person we need. he's the president's choice and we owe it to this commander in chief to put them in this position. >> reporter: the 3 g.o.p. knows... it's about the math. with 53 republicans in the senate, that's why vance head to break the tie. mcconnell indicated he did not think hegseth was up to the job. democrats thought the same. >> the american people de

kristi noem from south dakota. i was out there back in 2018 when she narrowly won her race for governor. she was the congresswoman at the time. and yet what she what he is asking her to do is oversee a deportation program that, frankly, we have not seen in our major, major urban areas since sheriff joe arpaio was at the helm of the sheriff's office in the greater phoenix area back from 2005 to 2016. i remember reverend sharpton was out there at some of the protests back at the time of the signing of sb 1070, and joe arpaio and his sheriff's office was was responsible for tens of thousands of individuals in maricopa county being deported. yet ultimately, his workplace raids, in which his office targeted workplaces in which there were suspected undocumented immigrants working, and also what he called crime suppression sweep, which is where he would send his sheriff's deputies into predominantly brown neighborhoods and pull people over for a broken tail light and then check their immigration records and ultimately tur

so, dhs secretary kristi noem joined the dramatic i.c.e. deportation raids in new york city of course that was this morning. here is what she told her staff. >> mission is big, and vast, i know you approach it with seriousness in the day in age we live in requires, know i am committed to fulfilling our mission with you and walking along side you as you do your work every day that make sure not only do you acome b arkansaswe leave this country safer for our kids and grand kids. >> very good message. ememily compagno weighing in on the story right here on set. and pennsylvania new senator dave mccormack will tell us how we can beat russia, fox news aishah hasnie live in doral, florida, she continues to get the choice assignment in flood sunshine, go ahead, tell us how difficult it is to be in florida. reporter: i am a very lucky girl, thank you very much, it gorgeous. we're making news, house ar-- house republican leadership pushing message of unity, president trump wantwants to unite the conference. that message not really being received by

you were behind kristi noem in the hearing the other day. how do you think she did?, she did wonderful. i left the committee room actually shocked. the questions that came from the democrat side were shocking as a well. i think they're starting to understand that the number one issue on americans' minds is immigration, right? and so you saw some pretty, i would say, decent questions out of there. i think she's going to do fine. i think she's going to get a large number of democrat votes. in fact, she should get them all. when you think about the issues that are important to the american people today and the public safety that we need in this country and how important it is the reduce crime and keep america safe, she's got the number one job. and she needs to get in as quickly as possible e possible. sandra: huge task at hand for her, for sure. >> huge. because every major with event that happens in this country runs through homeland security. there's so much on her shoulders. and so we hope to get her in -- sandra: governor, great to see you. [laughter] john: governo

that was a joke kristy was making. we will hear from the prosecution and then the defense has an opportunity to speak. he will give trump himself an opportunity to speak. what is crazy is, i have bennett two trials were trump had an opportunity to speak. one is a witness in the other he wanted to make a statement and he got into skirmishes with the judges about talking too long and about things he had been precluded from talking about. what happens when he is virtual? what does judge merchan do? cut the feet. that an open question. i think this is the park kristy knows best is he will deliver a recitation of his reasons for imposing the sentence he says he will impose, and at the end, sentence him officially to this unconditional discharge, as we are expecting. >> we have gotten a preview of some of what judge merchan will say. in his opinion, he says this crime from trump, 34 felonies, represents the premeditated and continuous deception by the leader of the free world. those are pretty strong statements about how he

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