Why did Trump fire Kristi Noem?

Her tenure was marked by high-profile immigration enforcement operations that were often publicised on social media, with Noem at times accompanying federal agents during arrests.

During this sweeping immigration crackdown across the US, two US citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, were fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year.

Not fatally shot in self-defense or to defend others, but fatally shot for no detectable reason other than panic and/or bad temper.

The announcement came following controversy over a $220m border security advertising campaign featuring Noem on horseback. After Noem told Congress that Trump had approved the campaign, Trump denied involvement.

In a phone interview with the Reuters news agency, he said: “I never knew anything about it.”

If he had he would have put the kibosh on it. No horseback! Makes him look bad! Golf cart or nothing!

Trump’s decision to reassign Noem followed a two-day congressional hearing on Capitol Hill, during which the Homeland Security Secretary faced questioning about her actions from members of both parties. Reporting from Washington, DC, Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher said Noem was “destroyed under questioning”, citing a series of controversies that made her continued leadership difficult.

Look, Trump doesn’t need any help with the controversies. He can create them all by himself, thank you very much.

Noem was grilled about a roughly $220m border security advertising campaign that prominently featured her, including promotional footage of her on horseback near Mount Rushmore.

Hahahahahaha that’ll be it. There’s no need for any other reason. How dare she pose on horseback?! She did it to make Trump look bad! Get her out yesterday!