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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Ed O'Keefe interview with Kristi Noem, Trump's DHS secretary (FACE_THE_NATION) Aug. 31 episode

www.cbsnews.com/video/full-interview/homeland-security-

secretary-kristi-noem 

The CBS veteran news reporter / specialist

first asks her about the date of deployment to Chicago

and what "using L.A. deployment as a model" mean.

Her reply : I won't disclose the details . . .

O'Keefe clarifies -- will National Guard troops back up

the ICE agents in Chicago as they did in Los Angeles?

Secy. Noem: I won't speak to the specifics of the operation. . .

O'Keefe: . . .You said L.A. "wouldn't be standing without

the deployment of the CA National Guard backing the ICE 

agents" ? ? ?

Noem: we have arrested 5,000 dangerous criminals there . . .

horrendous crimes, trafficking of children, violence, drugs. . .

Give credit to the work of Pres. Trump and his administration. . .

VIDEO of Q/A with Gov. Pritzger of Illinois

O'Keefe: Madame Secy, your response:

Noem: For 13 years, Chicago had more murders than any other

city. . .I was a governor and I recognize the responsibility to

families, aunts, cousins, parents, . . .

O'Keefe: Are you planning to expand these operations to other

cities in all 50 states? For example, will Boston be next?

Noem:  We haven't taken anything off the table.  We'll make sure

we have the resources to go in and protect those innocent family

members . . .We make agreements all across the country with

sheriffs, city officials, . . .

O'Keefe : you've mentioned Democratic-majority cities but nothing

about Dallas, Oklahoma City which are Republican mayors and governors

cities in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi which also have high crime

rates / murder statistics. . .Are there plans to go to "Red Cities" / States

in this kind of way?

Noem: Absolutely, Every city. . .

O'Keefe: You plan to hire 10,000 new agency employees, cutting training

down from 13 weeks to 8 weeks.   Signing bonuses, age caps have been

released. . .Did the hiring standard lower in order to meet the 3,000 arrest

quota per day?

Noem: We are hiring retired law enforcement that already have been

trained . . .

O'Keefe -- example of Kilmar Abrego Garcia -- threat to deport to Uganda

shouldn't he face charges here in THIS country?

 // Noem: We will let Pamela Bondi's department make those decisions . . .

he was a known MS-13 gang member . . .a wife-beater, perverted who

solicited nude photos from his fellow traffickers . . .we will consider

all options to deport him. . .to Uganda or where, just not in this country.

Questions on FEMA and 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina . . .

We are more prepared than the last administration to face a catastrophic

emergency / disaster . . .we've done better with the 20 that he's faced

since becoming President . . .Texas, New Mexico, North Carolina. . .

O'keefe: what about recent or retired FEMA managers 

who wrote to Congress this week?

Don't you specifically review each of the $100,000 and greater decisions

for spending by FEMA yourself?

NOEM: 5-minute expounding on past scandal-type contracts on meal

delivery and meeting scheduler where email would have sufficed . . 

[ clarification of O'Keefe question on letter sent to Congress ]

NOEM: those were not long-term FEMA employees . . . 

O'Keefe -- thanks for joining us this morning from Florida

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CBS News editing has been criticized for its handling of this

Q / A just as it was for the 60 Minutes piece that Trump himself

failed to participate in on Oct. 2024 . . .

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