America just got a little safer, folks! South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has officially be confirmed by the United States Senate to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)! The vote was 59-34 in her favor, which was a less dramatic fight than Pete Hegseth being confirmed to lead the Department of Defense (DOD) shortly before.
Noem will now be responsible for several agencies including: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Secret Service, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
As reported by Breitbart:
The 53-year-old politician, who previously served four terms as the U.S. representative from South Dakota’s at-large congressional district, thanked President Donald Trump in an X post for placing “confidence” in her to lead such a major department immediately after she was confirmed:
Six Democrats crossed party lines to confirm Noem: Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), according to Fox News’ Chad Pergram.
When announcing his nomination of Noem in November, Trump said she “will be a great part of our mission to Make America Safe Again.”
Thank you, Mr. President @realDonaldTrump, for the confidence in me to serve as Secretary of Homeland Security.
I will work to make America SAFE again!
— Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) January 25, 2025
“Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis, and they were sent a total of eight times,” Trump said of Noem at the time. “She will work closely with ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan to secure the Border, and will guarantee that our American Homeland is secure from our adversaries.”
Even Senator Peters, top Democrat on the Senate Homeland and Government Affairs Committee, announced that he voted to confirm her due to the fact she is willing to work “on a bipartisan basis.”
“During her confirmation hearing, I pressed Governor Noem to set aside partisan ideologies and to follow the facts when it comes to the threats our communities face – whether we’re talking about securing our borders, foreign and domestic terrorism, or even increasingly devastating natural disasters,” he stated according to The Hill. “Given her openness to working on a bipartisan basis to address these and other threats to our homeland security, I voted to advance her nomination out of committee and send it to the Senate floor for consideration.”