John Fetterman called on President Trump to fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
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Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., called on President Donald Trump to fire Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
In a post on X on Tuesday, the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania accused Noem of “betraying” the department’s central mission.
Tagging @POTUS and @realDonaldTrump accounts in X, Fetterman declared“I am directly calling for @Sec_Noem to be fired immediately.”
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“Americans are dead. He is betraying the core mission of DHS and throwing away your legacy of border security. Do NOT allow President Biden to make the mistake of not firing a deeply incompetent DHS Secretary,” the senator warned.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Unlike other Democratic senators, Fetterman generally takes a more pragmatic stance against Trump and the GOP on issues like immigration and border security. In recent weeks, Fetterman had encouraged his party to avoid calls to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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“Mrs. Good and Mr. Pretti must still be alive. My family feels sorry for theirs,” Fetterman said in a speech. expression On Monday.
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“The operation in Minneapolis must be stopped and terminated immediately. It has become an unmanageable and dangerous urban theater for civilians and law enforcement, incompatible with the American spirit.”
“As a pro-immigration Democrat and ranking member of the Border Management Subcommittee, I believe our nation deserves a secure border and we must deport all criminal immigrants. I also believe there should be a path to citizenship for the hard-working families here,” Fetterman said in a statement. he said.
But he also reiterated his opposition to the idea of abolishing ICE.
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“I reject calls to defund or eliminate ICE. I strongly disagree with many of the strategies and practices ICE has implemented in Minneapolis and believe this must change,” he said in the statement.
