Trump picks Kristi Noem to be Homeland Security secretary

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

68% : Still, Trump defended and praised her amid controversies last year, saying she's gone through "rough" days but that he likes her "a lot."
57% : Trump said, "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.
56% : "Noem officially endorsed Trump at a rally in South Dakota in September last year and has been actively campaigning for him since -- including holding Trump surrogate events leading up to the critical Iowa caucuses, courting donors at fundraisers and serving as one of Trump's surrogates at the ABC News presidential debate between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
53% : 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 in a statement announcing his selection.
32% : In an interview on NewsNation on Friday, when asked about the potential cost of the mass deportations promised by Trump, Noem said, "It is going to be a big operation, and President Trump has already indicated that he wants to start by making sure that we're deporting the most dangerous first -- those criminals, murderers, rapists, that are threatening safety in our communities -- they're going to be the first ones on the list to go.

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