Top Democrats tell Trump: either fire Kristi Noem or we will impeach her [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Top House Democrats on Tuesday told Donald Trump to fire Kristi Noem or they would launch impeachment proceedings against the homeland security secretary, in response to the weekend killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
The ultimatum came after a majority of the House Democratic caucus signed on to articles of impeachment introduced earlier in the month in response to the shooting death of Renee Good, who, like Pretti, was a US citizen killed by federal agents during the increasingly violent immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota’s largest city.
“The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith. Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives,” House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries along with his two deputies, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, said in a joint statement.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/democrats-call-to-fire-kristi-noem
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