Governor of South Dakota Kristi Name Was sworn in his house as secretary of the Ministry of Interior Security by Judge Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court, after a planning problem earlier in the day.
The ceremony, which would originally take place at 3 p.m. in the Indian Treaty Room in the Navy Department of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, was postponed several times.
Name a video of the moment on X, just after 6.30 pm
Judge of the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas, swears the Minister of Interior Security, Kristi calls, while the Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, watches. (X / @lagovjefflandry)
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‘It is such an honor to be sworn in as Minister of the United States Domestic safety“She wrote in the post. ‘It became even more meaningful because he was sworn in at his home by Judge Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court. Thank you, President (Donald) Trump, for your confidence in me to keep America safe. “
Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry shared photos of the event on X, just before 6 p.m., with which he expressed the confidence that would name the role.
“Sharon and I were honored to be part of the sworn ceremony for the Minister of Interior Security, @Cristinoem,” wrote Landry in the post. ‘America will be safer and stronger thanks to her and @realdonaldtrump (president Donald Trump) The leadership. And again the Americans will be in the first place! “
Judge Clarence Thomas of the Supreme Court, on the left, with Minister of Interior Security Kristi call, Governor of Louisiana Jeff Landry and First Lady Sharon Landry. (X / @lagovjefflandry)
Senate majority leader John Thune, Senator Bernie Moreno and Senator Mike Rounds were present in the Indian Treaty Room, awaiting the first ceremony, FOX News-Correspondents reported.
Taylor van Kirk, a spokesperson for the vice-president, said Fox News that the sworn was postponed “because of a planning conflict.”
“We are enthusiastic about the work she will do to achieve much needed change in the DHS and to protect the border,” said Kirk.
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Earlier in the day, The Senate Voted with 59 against 34 votes to confirm as secretary of the Ministry of the Interior Security, with which she is the fourth Trump candidate who receives approval from the Chamber.
One of the top priorities is to secure the southern border and repairing the ‘broken immigration system’, she said.
“The Trump government will once again give our brave men and women in law enforcement the power to do their work and to remove criminal alien beings and illegal gangs from our country,” wrote a statement. “We will fully equip our intelligence and law enforcement to detect and prevent terrorist threats and will offer rapid help and disaster help to Americans in crisis.”
The Trump government has already taken steps to secure the border, including the use of the army, resuming wall construction and terminating the conditional release programs of the previous government.
Before sworn, the president called and described her as ‘tough’ during a meeting in Las Vegas.
“I thank President Trump and the American Senate for their confidence in me,” she wrote. “Together we will ensure that the United States will again be a beacon of freedom, safety and security for the coming generations.”
Prior to her new role was the first female governor of South Dakota. She promised in 2021 that she would no longer take migrants from the Biden government and sent the National Guard to the border with Texas.
Name, a rancher, farmer and owner of a small company, was a member of the legislative power of South Dakota before he was elected South Dakota’s only member of the American house of representatives.
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Julia Johnson from Fox News, Lillian Lecroy and Adam Shaw from Fox News Digital have contributed to this report.
