Kristi Noem was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to head up the Department of Homeland Security as part of a group of nominees intended to shake up the Washington establishment, but she may face questions during her confirmation hearing initially about her inexperience on national security issues.
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the new chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has promised a swift process for Noem to become secretary of Homeland Security and Republicans have largely backed Trump’s pick. The committee initially set the hearing for Wednesday, but rescheduled it for Friday.
In many ways, Noem’s confirmation hearings may compete for the most boring for those of the Trump nominees, some of whom have questions about their personal past or policy stances. Experience, however, may stand out as a key issue because most of her public comments have been about immigration and border security.
