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DHS official says dept officials will defy Kristi Noem if they 'don't agree with' her priorities: OMG
Truth Social ^ | Feb 03, 2025, 10:42 AM | Jack Poso 🇺🇸 ✓@JackPosobiec

Posted on 02/03/2025 9:09:38 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

"The secretaries can set the priorities for the department, but they can't actually tell us what to do."

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official was caught on undercover video admitting that the agency intends to defy the directives of newly confirmed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, according to footage released by James O’Keefe’s O’Keefe Media Group.

Brandon Wright, Platform Services Manager for DHS, was recorded saying that the agency’s career bureaucrats do not allow political appointees to interfere with their operations. He told the undercover reporter, "Kristi Noem? I f*cking hate her."

“The secretaries can set the priorities for the department, but they can't actually tell us what to do,” Wright told an undercover OMG journalist, later adding, "The truth is, we don't let them [secretaries] get in our way.” He said, "If we don’t agree with those priorities, there is a lot of room for interpretation, in terms of how we interpret what those priorities are."

He compared the government's bureaucratic structure to a septic tank, saying that there are layers that allow employees to filter directives in a way that minimizes their impact. “There’s a lot of layers like that in the government. And by the time the actual marching orders get to, like, me and below, we can filter it in a way that steadies the ship,” he said.

“She doesn’t know her a**,” he remarked, adding, “The Department of Homeland Security could fall on her f*cking head, and she wouldn’t recognize what it is. Kristi Noem doesn't know sh*t” He also expressed frustration over her leadership style, saying, “To say that I am not excited about this would be the most epic understatement.”  

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said, "Secretary Noem has not seen the video in its entirety. This type of behavior will not be tolerated. This person has been placed on leave and is under investigation…The senior official says the termination of the official is imminent."

Noem, the former governor of South Dakota, was confirmed as DHS Secretary on Saturday in a 59-34 Senate vote. Before her confirmation, she vowed to shut down the CBP One App, which was then deactivated prior to her assuming office. Noem replaces Alejandro Mayorkas, who served as DHS Secretary under the Biden administration and faced widespread criticism for his handling of the southern border and failure to curb illegal immigration.
Following her confirmation, Noem posted on X: “My mission as Secretary of Homeland Security is to keep America safe. Under my leadership, DHS will protect the American people with integrity and honesty. President Trump is putting Americans' safety FIRST.”



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 02/03/2025 9:09:38 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I figure his shelf life is about another 35 minutes. The printings will continue until attitudes improve


2 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:04 AM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is becoming whack-a-mole time.

Hard core leftists have to virtue signal—they just cannot help themselves.


3 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:27 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

This is becoming whack-a-mole time.

Hard core leftists have to virtue signal—they just cannot help themselves.


4 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:27 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed
5 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:40 AM PST by AndyJackson
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To: j.havenfarm

Seth. Purgings, not printings


6 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:49 AM PST by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I saw this OMG video on Rumble but notice that it did NOT appear on the OMG YouTube channel. Anybody know why?


7 posted on 02/03/2025 9:12:56 AM PST by PJ-Comix (Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminator/)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Brandon Wright...Ruh-roh.


8 posted on 02/03/2025 9:13:11 AM PST by Tommy Revolts
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Unemployment line in 3….2…1


9 posted on 02/03/2025 9:13:24 AM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
A wetback. What a, um, surprise.
10 posted on 02/03/2025 9:14:04 AM PST by montag813
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
“To say that I am not excited about this would be the most epic understatement.”

Then find another job.

11 posted on 02/03/2025 9:14:10 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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Just waiting patiently now for the follow-up headline saying this Brandon Wright is no longer working for DHS.

Protip: Telling the boss to go eff themselves is a very quick way to get shown the door in most job scenarios.


12 posted on 02/03/2025 9:14:21 AM PST by cross_bearer_02
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Crazy leftist:

“If we don’t agree with those priorities, there is a lot of room for interpretation”

That is why attention to detail is critical—the Secretary needs to have staff that understand every little nook and cranny of their Department—and have the energy and determination to do what needs to be done.

“Setting priorities” is just the beginning of the work—then the real heavy lifting begins.


13 posted on 02/03/2025 9:15:42 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well, bye.


14 posted on 02/03/2025 9:15:45 AM PST by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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Forget crypto-currency. It’s time to buy stock in pink-slip paper mills.


15 posted on 02/03/2025 9:17:39 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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I wonder who he voted for in 2024? /s


16 posted on 02/03/2025 9:19:21 AM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
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17 posted on 02/03/2025 9:19:57 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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Dumshit just signed his own termination order?😀


18 posted on 02/03/2025 9:21:21 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: cross_bearer_02
Just waiting patiently now for the follow-up headline saying this Brandon Wright is no longer working for DHS.

FTA: "In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said, 'Secretary Noem has not seen the video in its entirety. This type of behavior will not be tolerated. This person has been placed on leave and is under investigation…The senior official says the termination of the official is imminent.'"

19 posted on 02/03/2025 9:21:30 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: McGavin999

Nope. No unemployment if he’s terminated with cause or quits.


20 posted on 02/03/2025 9:22:40 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within ? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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