To any who think Noem was just making this a political photo op think again.
This is often the kind of direct support of your actual workforce that motivates them and tells them clearly you have their back.
This is just another way a real leader engages and supports troop morale.
You have a good point. Contrast this with an administration that would act like it clearly did not have the back of its workers - I’m thinking DEI.
Also, photos don’t bother me as this is the kind of story that the fake “Press” WILL cover, thinking they are scoring points.