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Rhiannon12866

(238,701 posts)
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:35 AM Monday

Sec. Kristi Noem says she won't resign after backlash over Texas flood response: Full interview - Meet the Press



Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem tells Meet the Press “there’s not” any chance she will resign, despite calls from some Democrats to step down over her handling of the federal response to the deadly Texas flood. - Aired on 07/13/2025.
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Karasu

(1,590 posts)
1. Of course she won't. Just like Hegseth and his Signalgates, these fucks are too shameless for that, and they know they
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:45 AM
Monday

only have their jobs out of mindless loyalty rather than actual qualifications. They could do literally anything and Trump will never fucking sack them himself.

Skittles

(165,953 posts)
2. of course not
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 03:55 AM
Monday

that would require some honor and self-reflection

this gal just wants to be on TV

Rhiannon12866

(238,701 posts)
5. I saw that on MSNBC, she was clearly too busy with her costumes and picture contest
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 08:40 AM
Monday

To address the devastating floods in Texas and to reach out to the victims.

Botany

(74,701 posts)
6. Well you know that is the media's fault.
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:02 AM
Monday

She really is a loathsome self centered person.

Just because the flooding started Friday with the biggest water on Saturday in the early morning
but she was still uploading images of her in her cowboy cosplay outfits to instagram on Sunday.

All those people who died in the floods died because of Republicans from the local and state
levels up to the National level with Trump and Musk’s cuts to the NWS, NOAA, and FEMA.



Rhiannon12866

(238,701 posts)
7. TFG praised the response and chastised a reporter who asked about the failures
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:09 AM
Monday

And, of course, he blamed it on a flood that would only happen "once in 500 years!"

Botany

(74,701 posts)
8. Cosplay Kristi .... Hundreds of pictures of her holding firearms, police outfits, queen of the rodeo, ...
Mon Jul 14, 2025, 09:16 AM
Monday

firefighter get ups, helping to arrest some bad guy, and on and on.

Kristi Noem School of Cop Cosplay

Brent Anderson (@andbrent.bsky.social) 2025-04-02T20:32:26.479Z


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