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Posted on 03/05/2026 10:18:53 AM PST by Miami Rebel
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told CBS News’ Alan He on Thursday that President Donald Trump called him after his grilling of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem the day before, and suggested that Noem’s under oath testimony had not been accurate.
Noem and Kennedy tussled during a Senate hearing on Wednesday over the hundreds of millions of dollars she spent on a pro-ICE ad campaign she starred in.
“The president approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently?” Kennedy asked Noem during the hearing.
“Yes sir, we went through the legal processes–” Noem replied.
“Did the president know you were gonna do this?” Kennedy demanded as Noem insisted Trump was aware of it.
“I’m not saying you’re not telling the truth. It’s just hard for me to believe, knowing the president, as I do, that you said, ‘Mr. President, here’s some ads I’ve cut, and I’m going to spend $220 million running them,’ that he would have agreed to that,” Kennedy replied.
“I don’t think Russ Vought would have agreed to that,” Kennedy added, referring to the fiscal hawk running the Office of Management and Budget.
Kennedy spoke to He and told him, “After the hearing, the President [of] the United States called me, and I’m not going to speak for him. You folks know him. You can ask him yourselves, but put it this way, his recollection and her recollection are different.”
Kennedy also weighed in on Trump’s reported top pick to replace Noem at DHS – Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK).
“I don’t have any inside information, gentlemen, well, actually, I do, but if you’re asking me, my opinion of Markwayne Mullin, he’s very able, capable guy…. I mean, I’m not going to say anything bad about him. He’ll whip my ass,” said the Louisiana Republican.
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Mullin is a great choice. Noem needs to stay out of tv commercials promoting herself and leave the cowboy hat at home for pressers.
The ads voiced by Noem on radio, directed toward joe-average-illegal, obviously not here legally, but probably not otherwise committing crimes, have been, shall we say, persuasive.
Get out now, while the gettin’s good.
Wow. ‘They’ really don’t like this woman. Forgive my suspicious nature but elected officials I don’t trust any more than a Biden/Obama press secretary. Perhaps Kennedy jumping on the Save Act and back to the real filibuster would benefit our country more than appearing to be a responsible steward of whatever he believes he is stewarding.
They can’t understand what winning means. Some like the comfort of the cheap seats.
She just got demoted to a nothing assignment...
She just got demoted to a nothing assignment...
Noem is going to be fired tomorrow, I can sense it.
Just happened now.
Good.Did not represent in a positive light.
You were dead wrong: it was today!
I never liked her. The pumped lips, too long hair, skin tight outfit when visiting prison in El Salvador while wearing a Rolex… she’s a phoney.
Teflon Barbie
“I don’t have any inside information, gentlemen, well, actually, I do, but if you’re asking me, my opinion of Markwayne Mullin, he’s very able, capable guy…. I mean, I’m not going to say anything bad about him. He’ll whip my ass,” said the Louisiana Republican.”
Here is hoping his roided temper will be his undoing. No, I don’t car for the fellow.
Yup
I was in a small group setting with Sen. Mullin last week. I always considered him a solid conservative vote, but nothing special.
Boy, was I wrong. He is not only conservative, but his breadth and his depth of knowledge is impressive. He answered with specificity and deep knowledge questions that ranged all over the board. He knows the workings of government and has solid contacts inside and outside of the GOP.
She used to have ads all the time when she was governor too.
I wonder if her boyfriend, Cory Lewandowski, is gone too.
Yeah. She’s a bimbo.
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