Monday, February 16, 2026

Kristi Noem says she Will Ensure the 'right people' Vote in Midterms

Kristi Noem appeared to suggest the Department of Homeland Security was responsible for election security and said she would ensure the "right people" were voting to elect "the right leaders." "Elections is another one of those critical infrastructure responsibilities that I have as well, and I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need," the DHS Secretary said at a press conference Friday. "To make sure we trust is reliable, and that when it gets to election day that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have " knowing that people can trust it."

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Kristi Noem actually saying what is driving the extraordinary elections maneuvers. Flag this one.

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They'll be a lot of dead ICEholes

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-02-15 11:56 AM

Another view ...

Noem boasts of Trump administration ensuring we have the right people voting' ahead of midterms
thehill.com

... "I would say that many people believe that it may be one of the most important things that we need to make sure we trust, is reliable, and that when it gets to Election Day, that we've been proactive to make sure that we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country through the days that we have, knowing that people can trust it," she said.

A clip of those comments began circulating on social media Saturday morning, drawing swift criticism from Democratic lawmakers and political commentators.

"This is Trump's idea of democracy: leaders get to select their voters instead of the other way around," Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) wrote on the social platform X. ...


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 11:56 AM

Will Pres Trump want Democrats, who he has said were enemies of the state, to vote? Are they included in his "right people" appellation?


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 12:00 PM

One way or another, Republicans will steal the November elections.

All their plans, this new world order they're creating, depends on it.

#4 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-02-15 12:29 PM

She made a simple mistake. She meant to say, "the wrong people" and "the wrong leaders."

#5 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-02-16 01:01 AM

Kristi Noem wants her f^@king blanket NOW

she doesn't care how

#6 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-16 01:44 AM

snip ...

one of the most galling things about being governed over by Donny Convict's Cabinet of Sewer Clowns is that they run around like a bunch of ill-mannered children " and We the People have no choice but to endure it.

each and every one of them has the emotional maturity of a twelve-year-old, and they all believe they deserve all the attention, all the accolades and all the trappings of power, all the time.

they're bratty, self-entitled preteens who get bent out of shape over the pettiest ------- ----.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-16 01:44 AM

Palate cleanser ...

Wherever Is Your Heart

#8 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-16 01:53 AM

Within 10 billion, how many people have ever lived on planet Earth?

#9 | Posted by A_Friend at 2026-02-16 02:00 AM

DHS oversees elections.
And Ivermectin cures COVID.

Thank you for attending my TED Talk.
I will not be taking any questions.

#10 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-16 11:52 AM

She is admitting they are going to attempt election fraud. Lock her up!

#11 | Posted by a_monson at 2026-02-16 01:52 PM

each and every one of them has the emotional maturity of a twelve-year-old, and they all believe they deserve all the attention, all the accolades . . . all the time.

they're bratty, self-entitled preteens who get bent out of shape over the pettiest ------- ----.

#7 | Posted by A_Friend

A few Retorters come to mind.

#12 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-02-16 05:22 PM

It is truly scary when these people say something like that. Kind of Putineque.

#13 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2026-02-16 05:26 PM

Masked and heavily armed ICE Sturmabteilung will be present at polling stations on primary and election days to intimidate voters.

#14 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-02-16 06:12 PM

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