
DHS head Kristi Noem apparently still hasn’t realized she’s going to be Trump’s patsy when consequences inevitably arrive for ICE’s many crimes. She is the epitome of a useful idiot for the Trump administration, the perfect combination of cruelty, sociopathy, and oblivious stupidity.
Over the weekend, we saw cracks appear between Trump and Noem amidst the near-universal fury over the murder of ICU nurse Alex Pretti. Before Pretti’s body was cold, Noem insisted he “attacked” ICE agents while “brandishing” a gun.