Via Axios, Scoop: Blame game erupts over Trump team’s false claim Alex Pretti sought “massacre”.
“Everything I’ve done, I’ve done at the direction of the president and Stephen,” Noem told a person who relayed her remarks to Axios.
It is, of course, hardly shocking that a woman who burnished her resume by telling tales of killing animals would start pointing fingers when the heat got turned up.
She was always a bad pick. As I noted before her confirmation.
Noem has a resume (state legislative, US House of Representatives, Governor of SD) that is enough to suggest a cabinet position (not unlike Doug Burgum to the Interior). However, not only do I think that the DHS Secretary needs a stronger resume than Noem’s, but I find that her own assertions in her book that her willingness to put down a puppy shows she is a person of action (there was also the goat story, via the link). I think anyone who thinks that cruelty is a sign of leadership is unqualified for more power, especially in a position like DHS. I think she will enable the kinds of cruelty towards immigrants being advocated by people like Homan, Miller, and Trump.
She has decidedly enabled, and indeed directly participated in, cruelty against immigrants and has been a powerful tool (now of her own admission!) of people like Homan, Miller, and Trump.
For example, what kind of person poses for the photo above? Note it is an official DHS photo.
And who dresses like that (look at the watch) to visit a prison? Noem clearly has some deep psychological issues about appearance and personal worth. It would be worthy of some amount of pity if she weren’t using public office to try and feed whatever dark needs she has–especially an office that has the power to inflict so much pain on other humans.
Miller, meanwhile, in undeterred in his propaganda mission. Here’s his most recent (as of this writing) Tweet:
Goodness knows that people blowing whistles, honking horns, and saying mean things about you certainly fall into the category of “vicious attacks.”
