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Trump fires Noem amid controversies over DHS leadership

Season 2026 Episode 50 | 4m 58s

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was ousted in the first Cabinet shakeup of President Trump's second term. She received bipartisan criticism for the agency’s handling of the immigration crackdown, delays in emergency response and self-promotion in a nine-figure ad campaign. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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