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CNN reported late Monday that President-elect Donald Trump will nominate South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. Noem is in her second term as governor after being re-elected in 2022.
She was previously a state representative and the state's sole member of the U.S. House of Representatives after being elected in 2010.
A message to Noem's office wasn't immediately returned late Monday. Per the South Dakota Constitution , Lt. Gov.
Larry Rhoden will ascend to the governor's role. Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Monday, Oct. 14, in Oaks, Pa.
, as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem watches. ALEX BRANDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS The Department of Homeland Security has a more than $60 billion budget and includes oversight of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.
S. Customs Service, Secret Service and U.S.
Coast Guard, among many agencies. Alejandro Mayorkas is currently in the role. Noem has been a fixture in conservative media and Trump's orbit for years.
She campaigned with him during the 2024 race, including stops in Pennsylvania. Noem was at his election night party in Florida. Speculation she'd be named to a Cabinet post has been rampant for months.
Fox News reported late Monday Trump is expected to nominate former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , a Republican, as Secretary of State. Republican Rep.
Mike Waltz of Florida has been offered the role of national security adviser..
