South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to Be Next US Homeland Security Secretary – Trump
Kristi Noem, Republican governor of South Dakota
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed media reports that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will hold the post of US homeland security secretary in his new administration.”I am pleased to announce that the Governor and former Congresswoman from South Dakota, Kristi Noem, will be appointed to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Kristi has been very strong on Border Security. She was the first Governor to send National Guard Soldiers to help Texas fight the Biden Border Crisis,” Trump said in a statement on Wednesday. A presidential election took place in the United States on November 5. Republican candidate Donald Trump, who served as the US president from 2017-2021, was declared the winner by all leading race callers and networks, namely the Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, Fox News, and CNN, NBC, ABC and CBS from the National Election Pool consortium, as he secured enough votes in the Electoral College to win the election. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris conceded defeat in an address to her supporters, and US President Joe Biden congratulated Trump. AnalysisFBI and Justice Department Anticipate Shake-Up Following Trump’s ComebackYesterday, 18:20 GMTThe Electoral College, the group of presidential electors from the states, will vote for the candidate whom each state’s voters have chosen on December 17, and the results will be approved by Congress on January 6. The presidential inauguration will take place on January 20.
Trump became the first US president since the 19th century to be elected to non-consecutive terms.