Democrats Seem Quite OK With Kristi Noem’s Canning

It’s not the most shocking news, but Democratic politicians seemed quite OK with President Donald Trump’s decision to fire Kristi Noem from her post as Homeland Security Secretary on Thursday.

Noem’s ouster follows harsh bipartisan criticism of her leadership amid Trump’s immigration crackdown and questions over her spending of millions of taxpayer dollars on self-promotional videos.

However, while the critiques of Noem were bipartisan, Democratic politicians seemed especially happy at Trump’s announcement of her firing, turning the news into a real Democratic party on social media.

Hakeem Jeffries, leader of the House Democrats, said that Attorney General “Pam Bondi is next,” and added, “Keep the pressure on these extremists.”

Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) posted an old clip from Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” in honor of Noem’s termination. He also admitted he prepared it in advance, perhaps assuming her exit was inevitable.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz didn’t mince words, saying Noem “has done a stunning amount of damage and it’s good she’s gone.”

Other Democratic politicians chimed in as well, with Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar noting that Noem’s departure was hastened by her responses in recent hearings.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker was a little snarkier with his response.

Democratic congressional candidate Colin Allred decided the best plan of action was to reference the 1995 movie “Friday” for his post.

California Rep. Ted Lieu thanked the American people who used their First Amendment rights to protest and film the abuses committed by her “masked agents.”

Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey was “glad” that Noem was fired, but said the problem won’t be over until ICE is abolished.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said “good riddance” to Noem, but added “the problems at DHS go much deeper than any one person.”

Texas congressman Greg Casar called Noem “a disaster,” but noted she “is not the architect of Trump’s dangerous mass deportation policies,” and said the next step is to “fire Stephen Miller.”

Of course, Democrats weren’t the only ones weighing in on Noem. Anthony Scaramucci, who served as Trump’s press secretary for a whopping 11 days ― a unit of time now jokingly called “a Scaramucci” ― made a point to note how many “Scaramuccis” she lasted as Homeland Security secretary.