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Governor of Dakota del Sur Kristi calls He was sworn as secretary of the Department of National Security by the Judge of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas at his home on Saturday, after an earlier program in the day.
The ceremony, which was originally scheduled to take place in the Treaty Room of India within the Wing of the Marine Department of the Eisenhower Executive Office in Washington, DC, at 3 pm, postponed several times.
Noem shared a video of the moment in X, just after 6:30 pm
The judge of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, swears in the Secretary of National Security Kristi Noem as Louisiana, Governor Jeff Landry. (X / @lagovjefflandry)
The Senate confirms Kristi Noem as the secretary of the Trump National Security Department
“It is a great honor to be a jury as secretary of the United States of National security“She wrote in the position.” He became even more significant when he sworn by the judge of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas at his home. Thank you, President (Donald) Trump for trusting me to help keep the United States safe. “
Louisiana Jeff Landry governor Shared photos of the event in X, just before 6 PM, expressing your confidence in Noem playing the role.
“Sharon and I had the honor of being part of the sworn at the ceremony of the Secretary of National Security, @kristinoem,” Landry wrote in the post. “The United States will be safer and stronger due to her and @realdonaldtrump (president Donald Trump) Leadership. And once again, the Americans will be put first! “
The judge of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas, on the left, with the National Secretary of National Security Kristi Noem, the governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry and the first lady Sharon Landry. (X / @lagovjefflandry)
The leader of the majority of the Senate, John Thune, Sen Bernie Moreno and Sen Mike Rounds, attended the Treaty Room of India, waiting for the initial ceremony, Fox News correspondents reported.
Taylor Van Kirk, spokesman for the vice president, told Fox News that the swearing was delayed “due to a programming conflict.”
“We are excited by the work it will do to bring a very necessary change to the DHS and ensure the border,” Kirk said.
Earlier in the day, The Senate He voted 59-34 to confirm Noem as secretary of the Department of National Security, making it the fourth Trump nominee to win the approval of the Chamber.
One of Noem’s main priorities is to ensure the southern border and repair the “broken immigration system,” he said.
“The Trump administration, once, will once empower our brave men and women in the police to do their job and eliminate the criminal foreigners and illegal gangs in our country,” Noem wrote in a statement. “We will completely equip our intelligence and application of the law to detect and prevent terrorist threats and provide rapid assistance and disaster help to Americans in crisis.”
The Trump administration has already taken measures to ensure the border, including the deployment of the military, restart the construction of walls and end the probation programs of the previous administration.
Before the sworn, the president shouted Noem, describing her as “hard”, in a rally in Las Vegas.
“I thank President Trump and the United States Senate for his trust in me,” he wrote. “Together, we will make sure that the United States, once again, is a lighthouse of freedom, security and security for coming generations.”
Before his new role, Noem served as the first governor of South Dakota. She promised in 2021 that she would not take more migrants from the Biden Administration and display the National Guard to the Texas border.
Noem, who was a rancher, farmer and owner of a small business, served in the South Dakota Legislature before being chosen as the only southern Dakota member of the United States Representatives Chamber.
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Julia Johnson of Fox News, Lillian Lecroy and Adam Shaw of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
