‘We need’ Kristi Noem confirmed for DHS secretary on Jan. 20: Jeff Landry

Published January 6, 2025 12:30pm ET



Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) is the latest in a growing number of Republican lawmakers calling for President-elect Donald Trump’s national security team to be confirmed in an expedited manner, specifically stating “we need” Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) confirmed as the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

Landry’s call comes after a New Year’s terrorist attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, that killed over a dozen people and injured another 35. In the days since the attack, Landry cited how it is important to “support the families” of the victims amid the investigation, with his focus being to “protect the homeland.”

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