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riversedge

(79,906 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 03:46 PM Monday

Trump Appears to Bench Kristi Noem -- Announces He's Sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis: He 'Will Report Direct


Trump Appears to Bench Kristi Noem — Announces He’s Sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis: He ‘Will Report Directly to Me’


Tom Durante
Mon, January 26, 2026 at 8:22 AM CST


https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-appears-bench-kristi-noem-142245886.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
I had just wondered about this on another du post--and up it pops.



President Donald Trump has announced he will send Tom Homan to Minneapolis, an apparent benching of DHS honcho Kristi Noem, who has reportedly been at odds with the border czar.

Trump announced the move via his Truth Social platform on Monday morning, two days after the shooting of Minneapolis VA nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents.

“I am sending Tom Homan to Minnesota tonight. He has not been involved in that area, but knows and likes many of the people there,” Trump said in the post. “Tom is tough but fair, and will report directly to me.”

Trump’s announcement came mere minutes after Fox News host Brian Kilmeade suggested as much on Fox & Friends.
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Trump Appears to Bench Kristi Noem -- Announces He's Sending Border Czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis: He 'Will Report Direct (Original Post) riversedge Monday OP
*** CaliforniaPeggy Monday #1
Well, he has deep depth of hateful criminals. Scruffy1 Monday #2
Bet she's still... 2naSalit Monday #3
I read that several Trump staff has moved to military bases but did not know Noem was one of them. thanks for post riversedge Monday #5
Yep... 2naSalit Monday #6
He's sending in the chief douche nozzle. CentralMass Monday #4
Homan looks like an XXL bratwurst. C_U_L8R Monday #7
He had to bring in a bigger asshole. CentralMass Monday #8

Scruffy1

(3,515 posts)
2. Well, he has deep depth of hateful criminals.
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 03:53 PM
Monday

I hope anyone who evens talk to this creep ask him about the $50,000 first thing.

riversedge

(79,906 posts)
5. I read that several Trump staff has moved to military bases but did not know Noem was one of them. thanks for post
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 04:26 PM
Monday

2naSalit

(100,653 posts)
6. Yep...
Mon Jan 26, 2026, 04:30 PM
Monday

She and her boyfriend moved into officer's quarters on some base back last spring. So she's not paying for housing this whole time and living entirely off taxpayer $$ for everything, including her costumes and botox.

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