WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) called for the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. This came after Senator Rosen announced on Saturday she will vote against the Department of Homeland Security funding bill until there are additional guardrails to rein in ICE.
AP: Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment as Dem fury grows over Minneapolis shooting
- Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
- The call from Rosen, a moderate from Nevada who was part of the group that helped Republicans end the 43-day government shutdown last year, comes amid a growing fury from congressional Democrats who have also vowed to block funding for the Homeland Security Department.
- “Kristi Noem has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year — and the abuses of power we’re seeing from ICE are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff,” Rosen said in a statement to The Associated Press.
- Rosen said Noem’s conduct is “deeply shameful” and she “must be impeached and removed from office immediately.”
Las Vegas Review Journal: Sen. Rosen urges Noem’s impeachment amid Minneapolis shooting
- Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
- “Kristi Noem has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year — and the abuses of power we’re seeing from ICE are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff,” Rosen said in a statement to The Associated Press.
NBC News: Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment
- Eight additional Democrats signed on to an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 120, according to a spokesperson for the office of Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois.
- On Sunday, Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., posted on X that Noem “has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year — and the abuses of power we’re seeing from ICE are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff.”
- “Kristi Noem and her department’s latest attempt to mislead the American public regarding the brutal and unjustified killing of Alex Pretti is deeply shameful, and she must be impeached and removed from office immediately,” Rosen said.
MS NOW: Calls for Noem’s impeachment grow as DHS spending bill faces new resistance
- In the U.S. political system, senators can’t initiate impeachment proceedings; only House members can. That said, senators can encourage representatives to launch impeachment efforts, and over the weekend, one unexpected member of the upper chamber made just such an announcement. The Associated Press reported:
- Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to ‘mislead the American public’ about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.
- ‘Kristi Noem has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year — and the abuses of power we’re seeing from ICE are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff,’ Rosen said in a statement to The Associated Press. Rosen said Noem’s conduct is ‘deeply shameful’ and she ‘must be impeached and removed from office immediately.’
KLAS Las Vegas: Rosen Calls for the Impeachment of Kristi Noem
Anchor: “Following that most recent shooting in Minneapolis, Nevada Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen calling for the impeachment of Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security. She claims that is, quote, ‘attempting to mislead the American public about the shooting of Alex Pretti.’”
KTVN Reno: Rosen Denounces DHS, Calls for Noem Impeachment
Anchor: “US Senator of Nevada Jacky Rosen released a statement, calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be impeached. In her statement, Senator Rosen said Noem has been a quote ‘abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security’. She also says the DHS Secretary has quote ‘lost control over her own department and staff’ end quote.”
KSNV Las Vegas: Rosen Calls for Noem Impeachment
Anchor: “Now, there have been several calls of impeachment from from several lawmakers, including Senator Jacky Rosen, calling for the impeachment of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem over the weekend, giving a statement that says, in part, ‘Kristi Noem has been an abject failure, leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year. And the abuses of power we’re seeing from ice are the latest proof that she has lost control over her own department and staff.’”
KVVU Las Vegas: Rosen: Noem’s Actions are Shameful
Anchor: “Senate Democrats say they won’t be supporting a spending measure if it includes DHS funding. Our own senator Jacky Rosen is calling for Kristi Noem to be impeached, saying her attempt to mislead the public is quote ‘deeply shameful.’”
KOLO Reno: Rosen Denounces DHS Funding Bill
Anchor: Nevada’s senators are weighing in on what happened in Minnesota today, Senator Jacky Rosen taking to x saying in part quote “as a member of the US Senate, I have the responsibility to hold the Trump Administration accountable when I see abuses of power like we are seeing from ICE right now. That is why I’ll be voting against any government funding package that contains the bill that funds this agency, until we have guardrails in place to curtail these abuses of power and ensure more accountability and transparency.”
KTNV Las Vegas: Rosen Vows to Vote Against DHS Funding
Anchor: “US Senator Jacky Rosen also weighing in saying she will vote against any government funding package. That includes ice funding until guardrails are put in place to rein in which she calls abuses of power and ensure accountability and transparency.”
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