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Memes of RFK Jr and Kristi Noem posing as Spirit Halloween costumes

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“Lifetime ban from Petco”: Gavin Newsom mocks Trump administration with Spirit Halloween costume memes

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Left: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Right: Country star Zach Bryan in a black cap speaking into a microphone during an appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

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“I served this country”: Zach Bryan fires back after Kristi Noem slams his “anti-ICE” song

President Donald Trump touring new detainment facility "Alligator Alcatraz" and laughing alongside Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

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Trump laughs at migrant detention camp “Alligator Alcatraz,” sparking outrage

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‘Can’t even guard her own bag’: DHS head Kristi Noem mocked after purse stolen from D.C. restaurant

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2 panel image showing Kristi Noem and the ICE logo.

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Kristi Noem’s latest stunt video features her accidentally pointing a gun at an ICE officer’s head

Screenshot of Secretary Kristi Noem in front of an El Salvador prison, with screenshots of her watch on either side.

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Kristi Noem wears $60,000 Rolex to film promo inside notoriously brutal El Salvadorian prison

Kristi Noem smiling over abstract background

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‘Justice for Cricket’: Trump’s nomination of Kristi Noem for DHS reignites fury over her dog-killing boast

Kristi Noem mocked after being confronted over dissing Biden's dog and claiming she met North Korea's Kim Jong Un

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‘Humiliating herself daily’: Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, who admitted to killing her own dog, faces backlash after suggesting she’d kill Biden’s dog, too

Kristi Noem defends killing her dog amid sweeping backlash

‘You can’t shoot your dog and then be VP’: GOP Gov. Kristi Noem admits killing her puppy, prompting bipartisan backlash

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Kristi Noem with dentist(l), Kristi talking(c), Teeth(r)

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Kristi Noem confuses internet with bizarre infomercial for Texas dentist