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Miles Archer

(21,901 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:35 AM 16 hrs ago

Noem says ICE thugs are "gifted, highly trained & skilled" in a CNN video showing them beating someone nearly to death

Aaron Rupar

‪@atrupar.com‬
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis

damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-01-16T16:18:45.610Z
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malaise

(293,208 posts)
1. This is a woman who boasted that she killed an effin puppy
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:40 AM
16 hrs ago

For not following her commands.
Let that sink in.

SheltieLover

(77,118 posts)
4. Fucking puppy murderer! 🤬
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:45 AM
16 hrs ago

She is prob stupid enough to believe what she is spewing.



Ps - if I shared what I believe her fate should be, I'd get booted.

dalton99a

(92,354 posts)
2. They sure act like criminal scum and losers - too cowardly to be soldiers, too dumb to be cops.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:41 AM
16 hrs ago

sop

(17,602 posts)
3. Noem believes shooting a puppy in the face for disobeying is proper dog training, too.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:42 AM
16 hrs ago

walkingman

(10,388 posts)
5. I always wonder....what kind of people confirm someone like her and
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:52 AM
16 hrs ago

the rest of his cabinet - either these folks are dumb or just plain incompetent and yet they get re-elected over and over.

Baitball Blogger

(51,780 posts)
6. And yet, all the evidence is to the contrary.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 10:56 AM
15 hrs ago

These men may have been vetted based on their political stance, but nothing else.

EarthFirst

(3,976 posts)
8. I have seen it mentioned that they cannot complete basic written exams...
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:23 AM
15 hrs ago

…even so far as the inability to perform with basic competency on open book sections of the exams.

dutch777

(4,924 posts)
7. As domestic terrorists and enablers of white supremacy hiding behind masks....her statement is true.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 11:12 AM
15 hrs ago
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