Dem senator quizzes Noem on how she will work with Homan: ‘Who is in charge?’

Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s prime to pb the Department of Homeland Security, was questioned Friday astir however she would enactment with "border czar" Tom Homan and who is successful complaint of securing the U.S. border. 

Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., asked Noem astatine her Senate confirmation proceeding who is "going to beryllium successful complaint of the border," saying helium was uncertain astir however her relation relates to Homan’s.

"Well, the president volition beryllium successful complaint of the border. It's a nationalist information issue. And the president is successful complaint of this state and has made a committedness to the American people, and we volition fulfill his agenda," Noem replied.

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Kim said it was a "good answer" but sought clarification, asking what the part is betwixt her and Homan.

"I’m trying to get a amended consciousness of who is successful charge," helium said.

Noem called Homan "an unthinkable quality being."

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"He is an advisor to the president, the border czar. I evidently volition be, if nominated and confirmed, and enactment into the presumption of being the Department of Homeland Security caput and liable for the authorities that we person successful the actions that we take," she said.

Kim pushed backmost by quoting remarks by Homan saying helium would beryllium making decisions connected border information and deportations.

"So, I conscionable rise that arsenic a interest of mine, due to the fact that not lone is that astir the relation of our enforcement branch, but besides the capabilities of this committee to beryllium capable to decently bash our law duties for oversight, the quality for america to beryllium capable to person that conversation, we tin speech to you, prosecute with you," helium said.

"If helium is going to beryllium making decisions, past helium should travel earlier this committee arsenic well."

Noem responded by saying that she and Homan "work precise good unneurotic and speech and pass each the time. And we'll beryllium moving unneurotic connected a regular ground erstwhile we're successful our positions nether the caller administration. And I would accidental there's nary authorization being planned to beryllium taken distant from the section oregon myself if I'm successful the role."