Trump responds after Kristi Noem faces growing calls to resign, ‘I think she’s doing…’

Donald Trump has addressed calls for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be removed from her position in the aftermath of the Alex Pretti shooting.

Updated on: Jan 28, 2026, 11:43:18 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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Donald Trump has addressed calls for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be removed from her position in the aftermath of the Alex Pretti shooting.

Trump responds after Kristi Noem faces growing calls to resign (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo)

“No,” he told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House on being asked if Noem would resign, according to the New York Post. “I think she’s doing a very good job.”

Noem is facing backlash for her handling of the fallout after two people were killed by federal agents. Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was fatally shot by a federal agent – the second person to be killed by a federal agent this month, after Renee Nicole Good.

Trump announced that he was sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota to handle the situation on the ground, a move that was interpreted as sidelining Noem. Additionally, Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol official in charge of Trump’s on-the-ground immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, is expected to leave the city, two US officials said, according to The New York Times.

House Democratic leaders call for Kristi Noem to be fired

House Democratic leaders threatened to launch impeachment proceedings in a joint statement if Noem isn’t fired “immediately.” The statement was co-signed by Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, Katherine Clark, the Democratic Whip and Pete Aguilar, the Democratic Caucus Chair, and accused the Trump administration of using taxpayer dollars to “kill American citizens, brutalize communities and violently target law-abiding immigrant families.”

“Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives,” they said. “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”

“Taxpayer dollars should be used to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, not kill them in cold blood,” the House leaders wrote.

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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