Noem Says 'Everything I've Done' Has Been Directed by Trump and Stephen Miller: Report
Source: MEDIAite
Jan 27th, 2026, 5:50 pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is chalking up her actions in office to the direction of President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.
Noem, Miller, and others in the administration have faced backlash over their description of the circumstances surrounding federal agents shooting and killing 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Noem and others claimed Pretti wanted to massacre agents before the confrontation. Administration officials have pointed to the fact that Pretti was armed as proof of his malicious intentions, but Second Amendment activists have consistently pushed back against this.
Prettis death followed an ICE agent shooting and killing 37-year-old mother Renee Good in the same city earlier this month. The city is currently suing the administration over ICEs deployment.
Miller previously referred to Pretti as an assassin. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called Miller one of the presidents closest allies amid rumors of a rift between Noem and Miller.
Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/noem-says-everything-ive-done-has-been-directed-by-trump-and-stephen-miller-report/
She must have realized that she was on her back looking at a bus exhaust pipe.
SSJVegeta
(2,500 posts)Bluetus
(2,419 posts)BeyondGeography
(40,912 posts)Dr. Shepper
(3,228 posts)And should all be tried for your crimes.
bluestarone
(21,489 posts)ALL the courts know it as well.
struggle4progress
(125,534 posts)I really have no personality at all"
pat_k
(12,734 posts)Anyone limiting the demand to Noem is neglecting the architect of the insanity, as the American Federation of Government Employees so clearly point out in their press release yesterday
https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-demands-resignation-or-termination-of-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-and-deputy-white-house-chief-of-staff-stephen-miller-for-smearing-slain-afge-member-alex-pretti-as-domestic-terrorist/
Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer.
Today, we demand accountability.
In the immediate aftermath of Alexs killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a domestic terrorist. Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving Americas veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota.
Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alexs needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.
Public reporting has established that Mr. Miller is the driving force behind the administrations harsh immigration agenda. He personally directed its implementation and used high-pressure tactics to force compliance across the federal government. These were not abstract policy choices. They were imposed from the top and enforced without regard for the consequences.
Secretary Noem willingly carried out this agenda. Secretary Noem made deliberate choices that reshaped the Department of Homeland Security and enabled this tragedy. Over the past year, she removed senior leaders, consolidated authority, and enforced aggressive immigration tactics that prioritized political objectives over professional judgment and public/officer safety. Those choices created the conditions that led directly to this tragedy.
This conduct is consistent with Secretary Noems broader record at DHS. Under her leadership, TSA workers have faced sustained attacks on collective bargaining rights and union representation. At FEMA her actions have weakened frontline workers, undermined labor protections, and eroded accountability within the agency that is so critical to disaster preparedness and response. Over the past year, she removed senior leaders within the Department of Homeland Security and reshaped the agencys command structure to ensure adherence to Mr. Millers aggressive immigration strategies. Those decisions escalated tensions, undermined professional judgment, and put lives at risk.
Taken together, the actions of Miller and Noem, both before and after Alexs killing, make clear they are unfit to serve in their current positions, or any position requiring the public trust.
AFGE calls for a full and transparent investigation into Alexs killing led by an independent third party. We also call for bipartisan congressional oversight to uncover the truth, ensure accountability, and begin repairing the damage to public trust.
Krazy_Kat
(74 posts)I am going to enjoy them turning on each other!
littlemissmartypants
(32,257 posts)
VGNonly
(8,424 posts)"Oh dawg gone it!"
littlemissmartypants
(32,257 posts)FakeNoose
(40,476 posts)
COL Mustard
(8,045 posts)Thinking of that. Damn.
chowder66
(11,933 posts)hlthe2b
(113,064 posts)Order you to shack up with Corey Lewandowsky at taxpayer expense at the Coast Guard Commandants home on base?
Nasruddin
(1,199 posts)Fire me and I roll on you, bitch!
littlemissmartypants
(32,257 posts)AZJonnie
(3,020 posts)But:
Is a little "abstracted", shall we say? If she said it publicly, it would be "news", but this factoid, without any surrounding context, doesn't really amount to much given it's just that she privately admitted what everyone already knows, which is that she's a simpering toady figurehead at her job
Irish_Dem
(80,261 posts)But she is foolish enough to think Trump would never throw her under the bus.
B.See
(7,913 posts)they're OUT. The buck stops at Trump. And I've always believed it.
Irish_Dem
(80,261 posts)It is the opposite. He likes people kissing his ass, but he does not respect those who do.
LilElf70
(1,428 posts)with Noem is amazing. The bus is a coming.
democratsruletheday
(1,835 posts)a physical standpoint. Just an empty vessel. She's already being framed up for Minnesota and the ground is shifting under her faster than she can react to. Saying 'I did everything at the direction of POTUS and Miller" is a hail Mary cover your ass move and it ain't gonna cut it. She will resign by the weekend IMO.
Norrrm
(4,249 posts)Plenty of room - UNDER the Trump bus

AverageOldGuy
(3,473 posts)You clearly are not a student of history.
Get someone to tell you how well the plea "I was just following orders." worked at Nuremberg. That's how it will work in January 2029.
Irish_Dem
(80,261 posts)patphil
(8,785 posts)vapor2
(4,000 posts)patphil
(8,785 posts)mitch96
(15,691 posts)LilElf70
(1,428 posts)to go too. This guy is a total waste of everyone's time. Does he actually thinks this is going to make America great again? Yeah, let's kill a bunch of innocent American citizens. And of course, no penalty for Miller, Noem's, or even Trumps actions again, right?
And these people are Trump's "best"?
Note: I really love how she dumps back on Trump and Miller, the true people responsible for all this bullshit and chaos.
bdamomma
(69,259 posts)is living on a military base, appropriate place for scared weak POS. It's a matter of time when they will be eating their own.
Captain Zero
(8,785 posts)whether any of them have sworn personal loyalty to Stephen Miller.
Does anyone else really trust that he wouldn't be setting up his own personal junta?
What is the purpose of that military base? What are their specialties?
OldBaldy1701E
(10,515 posts)The Nuremberg Defense is not going to help you, ICE Barbie!
Try again.
Deuxcents
(25,799 posts)mysteryowl
(8,472 posts)paleotn
(21,768 posts)JohnnyRingo
(20,595 posts)"I was just following orders" is a common defense when things start to unravel.
Still, her fingerprints are all over this deportation fiasco.
I know one person who will not accept any blame in it whatsoever.
QueerDuck
(1,157 posts)bucolic_frolic
(54,318 posts)What is it you don't understand about that?
Doodley
(11,724 posts)vapor2
(4,000 posts)Mz Pip
(28,376 posts)before he gets rid of Miller. Miller is his right hand man, does all of his dirty work and probably heaps lavish praise on him.
hedda_foil
(16,928 posts)mwmisses4289
(3,441 posts)but he will be out.
ificandream
(11,739 posts)Thanks, CNN...
Klarkashton
(4,984 posts)johnnyfins
(3,511 posts)"Following orders" Nuremberg defense.
The Roux Comes First
(2,205 posts)Are never supposed to invoke the higher-ups.
ificandream
(11,739 posts)They won't let a woman get away with that.
no_hypocrisy
(54,480 posts)gfarber
(220 posts)There once was a boss lady Noem,
Who said Blame the guy in the dome.
Not my damn call,
Trump wrote it all,
While washing her hands down to bone.
Stephen Miller, smug as can be,
Cried ASSASSIN! on prime-time TV.
With no proof to cite,
Just vibes and a fright,
And a megaphone set to frenzy.
Alex Pretti lay dead on the street,
Shot down by the badge-bearing elite.
He might have gone wild,
Cried the state, running mild,
While facts got stomped under their feet.
He was armed! they yelled, nice and loud,
Like that makes the killing allowed.
Second Amend folks
Said That logics a joke,
But nuance was banned by the crowd.
Before that, poor Renee Good,
A mom doing what mothers should,
Met ICE and a gun,
Now her lifes fucking done,
And the city says This aint good.
Minneapolis sued, fed up, pissed,
At troops where consent didnt exist.
The feds said Too bad,
The locals said Mad,
And trust went straight down the abyss.
Rumors flew: Noem hates Miller!
The press room smelled bullshit and filler.
Leavitt smiled thin,
Said Hes tight with the king,
And stomped out the gossipno thriller.
So heres the grand tale they all spin:
Shoot first, then rewrite it to win.
Call corpses threats,
Dodge blame, place bets,
And dare anyone call it a sin.
aeromanKC
(3,843 posts)duckworth969
(1,272 posts)IMO, Chump will move people around, but no one will be asked to resign or be fired.
k55f5r
(510 posts)Hopefully by their heels from lampposts.
ashredux
(2,890 posts)Solly Mack
(96,558 posts)WestMichRad
(3,025 posts)is knowing who to point your finger at when the train inevitably derails.
mwmisses4289
(3,441 posts)Never blame t for anything.
How many more hours before she is out?
PSPS
(15,250 posts)Raven123
(7,607 posts)bdamomma
(69,259 posts)posting this. I have also posted on Liberal You Tubers Danielle Moodie's Show about all of this. Please listen if you have the chance. Stephen Miller is the culprit in all of this. He is the mastermind of this chaos.
BumRushDaShow
(166,621 posts)Bread and Circuses
(1,707 posts)bdamomma
(69,259 posts)I hope our Democratic Leadership open their mouths and do something, or am I hallucinating?
I hope the people in Maine are looking out for each other. These ICE thugs are there.
IronLionZion
(50,954 posts)how did the courts rule in those trials? Anyone remember or are we erasing that history?
Norrrm
(4,249 posts)IronLionZion
(50,954 posts)Skittles
(170,003 posts)it's not your status as Trump whore being questioned, girl
evolves
(5,757 posts)That is all
catbyte
(38,764 posts)
Cheezoholic
(3,563 posts)BlueSpot
(1,260 posts)Blue Owl
(58,410 posts)This ghoul is ordering the killing of American citizens. He should be on trial for MURDER, not hiding in some fucking secure bunker.
kimbutgar
(26,952 posts)I love seeing magas attacking each other! Fight fight fight big bag of rats!
Lokee11
(398 posts)Have heard that prior and did not really work out for those who claimed it from what I understand.
FUCK YOU NOEM!!!
You trashy ugly piece of excrement!
✊!
Buddyzbuddy
(2,236 posts)slightlv
(7,520 posts)Didn't work then... won't work now!
SergeStorms
(20,088 posts)You could have said no, you could have resigned, but you wanted to be a good little suck-ass and please the Big Orange Pig.
So fuck you, and fuck Stephen Goebbels. 🖕
Upthevibe
(10,080 posts)Martin68
(27,214 posts)Circular firing squad.
Earth Bound Misfit
(3,583 posts)
Akakoji
(489 posts)But we can't forget that two Ice agents were in on the execution of Alex Pretti. They toothier orders from someone. It's clear that the other agents are fleeing g to not be involved with the 9 or 10 bullets that were being fired into a clearly not threatening body. It's an execution. The two agents, as well as the people that gave them the go ahead to murder in cold blood against all established principles of policing a dead body that posed no threat to anyone let alone an agent, must one brought to justice. The DOJ must not be allowed to let this not be tried, even if Patel was ordered to prevent it from. being a cicil rights case. Who ordered Patel to hav e evidence destroyed. We can not relent.
LudwigPastorius
(14,327 posts)Better buy a bottle of peroxide and update that resume before you send it out to FOX News,
Old Crank
(6,728 posts)She's a good little nazi trooper. Just following orders.
Prairie Gates
(7,417 posts)AllyCat
(18,620 posts)Got it.
Karma13612
(4,931 posts)Shes going to use the ol chestnut I was just following orders???
You must be freakin kidding.
(I love your post script!!!)