Dem Senator asks Noem how he’s going to work with Homan: “Who’s in charge?”

Kristi NoemPresident-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security was questioned Friday about how he would work with “border czar” Tom Homan and who is in charge of securing the US border.

Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J., asked Noem at the Senate confirmation hearing who “will be in charge of the border,” and said he wasn’t sure how his role relates to Homan’s .

“Well, the president is going to take care of the border. It’s a matter of national security. And the president is in charge of this country and he’s made a promise to the American people, and we’re going to deliver on his agenda,” Noem replied .

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South Dakota Governor and Homeland Security Secretary nominee Kristi Noem during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington, DC, Friday, January 17, 2025. (Getty)

Kim said that was a “good answer,” but asked for clarification and asked what the split is between her and Homan.

“I’m trying to get a better idea of ​​who’s in charge,” he said.

Noem called Homan “an incredible human being.”

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Trump’s ‘border czar’ Tom Homan speaks to Fox News. (Fox News)

“He’s an adviser to the president, the tsar of the border. Obviously, if I am nominated and confirmed, I will be the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and responsible for the authorities that we have in the actions that we take,” he said.

Kim declined, citing comments from Homan saying he would make decisions border security and deportations.

“So I’m just raising that as my concern, because it’s not just about the function of our executive branch, it’s about the abilities of this committee to be able to properly fulfill our constitutional duties of oversight, the ability for us to be able to have that conversation, we can talk to you, interact with you,” he said.

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“If he is going to make decisions, he should also come before this commission.”

Noem responded by saying that she and Homan “work very well together and talk and communicate all the time. And we will work together every day when we are in our positions under the new administration. And I would say there are no plans to take the authority to the department or to myself if I’m in the role.”