The two-day delay to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s Senate confirmation hearing could have an adverse impact on security arrangements for the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has warned.
Noem, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Homeland Security, had been due to appear before the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, only for the hearing to be postponed until Friday, a suspension blamed on the FBI’s background check on her taking longer than expected.