Vance Mocked Online For Claiming Noem Wasn’t Fired From Dhs But Had ‘a Great Opportunity’ With The Shield Of Americas

Vice president JD Vance has been mocked online aft claiming that erstwhile DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had not been fired from her role, but alternatively handed a “great opportunity” to leave.

“A batch of group successful nan media said that nan logic we made a alteration astatine DHS is because we are backing disconnected of our forbidden immigration policy. That couldn't beryllium further from nan truth,” Vance said, speaking astatine an arena Friday.

“The logic is because Kristi Noem has a awesome opportunity to service successful this Shield of Americas position.”

Donald Trump announced nether occurrence Noem’s departure from nan DHS connected Truth Social earlier this month, moments earlier she was group to look astatine a rule enforcement normal successful Nashville. She reportedly learned that she was being removed from nan domiciled conscionable arsenic she was group to spell connected stage.

The president besides said that Noem would beryllium named “Special Envoy for The Shield of nan Americas,” which he described arsenic “our caller Security Initiative successful nan Western Hemisphere.”

Social media users appeared little than convinced by Vance’s claims. “This comedian really expects america to judge Noem voluntarily near a furniture position for a wholly made up non-cabinet gig,” wrote 1 user.

“It’s evident you don’t moreover judge nan b******* you are spewing,” added different user, pinch a 3rd branding Vance a “lying a******.”

A 3rd added: “he was doing specified an astonishing occupation aggregate US citizens were murdered nether her watch and it was juuuust a coincidence that aft she admitted Trump agreed to her $200 MILLION propaganda ads that she was moved to a caller position. Right correct right.”

During her 13-month tenure astatine nan agency, Noem oversaw a number of arguable policies, including nan pushing of Trump’s fierce wide deportation schedule that has seen tens of thousands of immigrants removed from nan U.S.

Protests of nan crackdown successful Minnesota led to 2 protesters being fatally changeable by national agents wrong 2 weeks of each other.

In addition, she besides provoked outrage crossed nan governmental aisle complete multi-million dollar contracts that were handed retired for a DHS advertisement run successful which she was prominently featured. Noem testified to Congress that Trump had supported nan campaign, only to person nan president contradict nan truth 1 time later.

“I ne'er knew thing astir it,” nan president told Reuters.

Noem is nan first Cabinet personnel to beryllium forced retired of nan management since Trump returned to nan White House past year.

“We each wish Kristi nan champion of luck successful her caller position arsenic autobus undercarriage inspector,” 1 societal media personification replied to a clip of Vance’s remarks.