00:00U.S. President Donald Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday,
00:05March 5 after months of controversy. Noem, a former governor of South Dakota,
00:10is one of Trump's most high-profile cabinet secretaries. She has been the face of an
00:14aggressive immigration crackdown that had grown unpopular according to recent polling. Her social
00:18media posts portrayed immigrants in harsh terms, highlighted alleged criminal offenses,
00:23induced vitriolic language. During congressional hearings this week, Democrats and some Republicans
00:28criticized Noem for her approach to immigration enforcement. There was growing concern over a
00:33$220 million advertising campaign that featured Noem heavily and had been awarded to two long-time
00:38Republican operatives without a standard bidding process. She also faced criticism in January when
00:44she quickly accused two U.S. citizens fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis of
00:49domestic terrorism.
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