Kristi Noem, the likely next homeland security secretary, promised that incoming President Donald Trump’s policies on the border would go into effect fast — and that true border security would be achieved soon after.
“The southern border is not secure today, but in just three days, we will have a new president in this country, President Donald J. Trump, and he will secure our border,” Noem said during her confirmation hearing Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security is a wide-ranging department responsible for cybersecurity, combating terror attacks, responding to natural disasters, protecting the president and more. But it was clear from Noem’s remarks that for this administration, the border is the central issue.