Kirsti Noem told FEMA agents they weren’t allowed to say “ice” during last month’s winter storm, as she sought distance from her disastrous immigration crackdown in Minnesota.
Noem demanded FEMA deliver a robust response to the freezing conditions that blanketed much of the country in January, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. She allegedly hoped it would generate some favorable press for her, despite having been an outspoken advocate for drastically downsizing the agency until then.
Noem was looking for ways to showcase her leadership beyond immigration enforcement, sources told the Journal in a far-reaching expose on the department.
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