Secretary Kristi Noem

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SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM: Trump’s first 100 days Make America Safe Again

Trump's success going after criminal illegal aliens has only begun. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem writes how the efforts have rounded up gang members, suspected terrorists and murderers.

OPINION December 5, 2023

Defund the Chinese Communist Party in America

The CCP is attempting to infiltrate many facets of Americans’ everyday lives. Yet somehow, U.S. taxpayer investments have funded our biggest adversary for decades.

OPINION September 18, 2023

What happened in New Mexico is a warning to us all

New Mexico's Democrat Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham issued an emergency order suspending the right to carry guns.

OPINION August 28, 2023

America is the world's best hope, and here's what you and I can do to keep our freedoms alive

I get up every single day and do what I can to protect this great experiment – to guarantee that our freedoms survive for my kids and grandkids.

OPINION April 21, 2023

Here's how my state of South Dakota is giving kids the education they deserve

In South Dakota, we are working to make sure that our children will be exposed to the best social studies standards in the USA. We are raising the bar in civics education in our state.

OPINION December 16, 2022

If Biden won't protect us from China, then states like mine need to step up and do what we can

As governor of the state of South Dakota, I have banned TikTok for state agencies. Our country must stand up to Communist China and President Biden won't, states must act.

South Dakota June 27, 2022

Exclusive: Gov. Kristi Noem on fighting woke politics over July 4th fireworks at Mt. Rushmore

In an exclusive excerpt from her book "Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland" Gov. Kristi Noem recalls her fight to bring fireworks back to Mount Rushmore

OPINION June 6, 2022

Food security is national security and a crisis is coming

Food security is a coming crisis, and our leaders must protect our food system from foreign interference. Americans need to know that distruptions will be treated with concern.

OPINION February 24, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Biden's twin failures on energy and foreign policy gave Putin tools to invade

Until last year, getting tough on Russia was one of the few issues that seemed to unite conservatives and progressives.

OPINION October 13, 2021

Gov. Kristi Noem: We can't rely on a debt-ridden federal government to take care of us

Recently, I was honored to spend some time at the Reagan Ranch in California. Ronald Reagan focused on growing the private sector, creating jobs and building the economy. His vision is my vision.

OPINION August 12, 2021

Gov. Kristi Noem: Bikers come to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally (and South Dakota) for freedom

The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is one of the biggest gatherings for motorcycle enthusiasts in the world. While the rally has always promoted an independent spirit, these past two years have taken on a new meaning of freedom.

OPINION May 3, 2021

Dr. Carson & Gov. Noem: Biggest cultural challenge of our lifetime: Defeating anti-American indoctrination

There are far too many classrooms where our children and grandchildren are not learning about the positive revolution in human affairs set in motion by our Founders, or how later leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. called upon the wisdom and vision of the Founders to defeat the evil injustices of slavery and segregation. 

OPINION March 29, 2021

Gov. Noem & Dannenfelser: Unborn babies with Down syndrome diagnosis deserve love and protection  

Children with Down syndrome deserve to be showered with love and protected in the law, whether or not they are already born. 

Opinion March 10, 2021

Gov. Kristi Noem: COVID and South Dakota one year later -- what guided our approach from Day One

On March 10, 2020, South Dakota diagnosed our first cases of COVID-19. One year into our fight against the virus our state has some very promising items to report.