Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota and nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, D.C., Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Getty)
Kim said it was a "good answer" but sought clarification, asking what the division is between her and Homan.
"I’m trying to get a better sense of who is in charge," he said.
Noem called Homan "an incredible human being."
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Incoming Trump "border czar" Tom Homan speaks with Fox News. (Fox News)
"He is an adviser to the president, the border czar. I obviously will be, if nominated and confirmed, and put into the position of being the Department of Homeland Security secretary and responsible for the authorities that we have in the actions that we take," she said.
Kim pushed back by quoting remarks by Homan saying he would be making decisions on border security and deportations.
"So, I just raise that as a concern of mine, because not only is that about the function of our executive branch, but also the capabilities of this committee to be able to properly do our constitutional duties for oversight, the ability for us to be able to have that conversation, we can talk to you, engage with you," he said.
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"If he is going to be making decisions, then he should come before this committee as well."
Noem responded by saying that she and Homan "work very well together and talk and communicate all the time. And we'll be working together on a daily basis when we're in our positions under the new administration. And I would say there's no authority being planned to be taken away from the department or myself if I'm in the role."
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