Kristi Noem Rides off into the Sunset

The ousted DHS secretary took a serious role and made it like something out of Veep.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attends a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2026.

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At times, you could be forgiven for having thought that Kristi Noem wanted to be a uniformed Department of Homeland Security officer rather than the secretary of the department.

Now, the cabinet member most inclined to glamour shots out in the field is going to have to go back to wearing civilian clothes.

Rich Lowry

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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.

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