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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Chelsie Napiza

Kristi Noem Accused of Going 'Rogue' With Fake State Department Statement About Her Own Job Status

Kristi Noem was accused of posting an unauthorised State Department statement on X after her special envoy role ended in the Trump administration (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0)

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem posted a statement on X bearing State Department letterhead about her own job status that department leadership had not authorised, according to two people familiar with her work cited by Politico.

The statement, shared on X on 16 October, said Noem's role as special envoy to the Shield of the Americas had 'always' been a six-month appointment and that she remained at the department as a senior adviser.

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