Noem defends her portrayal of killed Minneapolis protesters as agitators, in her Senate hearing

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Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended her department's immigration enforcement tactics in front of a Senate committee on Tuesday and pushed back against criticism from Democrats who say she wrongly disparaged two protesters killed by federal officers in Minneapolis earlier this year.

It was Noem’s first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of the two protesters galvanized widespread opposition to how the Trump administration is executing its mass deportation agenda, a centerpiece policy of President Donald Trump's second term. At the time, Noem portrayed the protesters, two U.S. citizens, as agitators, although accounts from local officials and bystander video contradicted assertions from her and other administration officials.

In one exchange, retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina called her leadership a “disaster” and skewered her handling of the immigration crackdown and her management of emergency response.

In the hearing, which stretched nearly five hours, Noem defended her agency’s treatment of immigrants caught up in enforcement activities, and blamed activists and others for attacks against officers.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/noem-testify-senate-her-first-121306388.html

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Too bad there is video that contradicts what you say

[UpInArms]

1. She is a piece of shit

that needs to be scraped from the shoe of life

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

3. She is a prime example of what kind of people live and vote in South Dakota...

... especially in northeast South Dakota. The rest of the state is getting sick of them. Independent Brian Bengs is looking and polling real good to unseat Mikey Rounds as the other South Dakota Senator.

[angrychair]

2. What is this "agitator" language?!?

They called them domestic terrorists. There is a huge difference.
The very reason for protesting is agitation.

She called them terrorists.

She should be held accountable for that language that was completely unnecessary and untrue.

[Emile]

4. Murderous Judgemental pos.

[City Lights]

5. She is a toxic dump of a human. nt