Kristi Noem Under Fire
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Six months into Trump’s second term, Americans confront more bureaucracy, more paperwork, more delays and more inefficiencies.
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Irish Star on MSNKristi Noem slammed for delaying Texas rescue teams for 72 hours as calls for her to resign growKristi Noem has been slammed for enacting disaster relief reforms which officials say hobbled FEMA at the crucial moment after the Texas floods. Calls for her to resign are growing as the death toll continues to mount and 160 people remain missing after the Guadalupe River burst its banks,
The internet erupted on Wednesday after a bombshell report by CNN revealed that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waited three days before approving disaster aid for Texas after the deadly Kerr County flood.
Sitting next to Gov. Greg Abbott, Noem was asked by reporters why the National Weather Service’s alerts about the heavy rainfall and flash flooding were “delayed,” and said a
Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. For months, officials at FEMA have been warning that the agency is unprepared for disasters due to the mass exodus of experienced emergency managers and the looming threat of it being dismantled.
FEMA officials said search and rescue efforts in the Texas floods were slowed by budget rules imposed by DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that CNN employees may be prosecuted for reporting on recent airstrikes on Iran and on an app that allows