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'Historic accomplishments': Kristi Noem puts positive spin on DHS ouster
President Donald Trump declared Thursday that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem would soon no longer lead the agency.
Trump announced that Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) will take over for Noem on March 31, adding that she would be tapped as the special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, a new security initiative in the Western Hemisphere.
'In this new role, I will be able to build on the partnerships and national security expertise, I forged over the last 13 months as Secretary of Homeland Security.'
Trump's decision followed reports that he had been displeased with Noem's performance for months, rumors the White House rejected in December. Speculation emerged that Noem's removal was a result of her testimony before House and Senate committees earlier this week, during which she claimed the president approved a $220 million DHS ad campaign, a claim the White House denied.
Noem reacted to Trump's announcement by expressing her gratitude to the president, adding that she looks forward to collaborating with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in the new role.
"Thank you @POTUS Trump for appointing me as the Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. @SecRubio and @SecWar are incredible leaders and I look forward to working with them closely to dismantle cartels that have poured drugs into our nation and killed our children and grandchildren," Noem wrote.
"The Western Hemisphere is absolutely critical for U.S. security. In this new role, I will be able to build on the partnerships and national security expertise, I forged over the last 13 months as Secretary of Homeland Security," she continued. "We have made historic accomplishments at the Department of Homeland Security to make America safe again: we delivered the MOST secure border in American history, 3 million illegal aliens have left the U.S., we have located 145,000 children, FEMA delivered disaster relief at a 100% faster rate, we ushered in the golden age of travel, saved the American taxpayer $13 billion and revitalized the U.S. Coast Guard."
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Some politicians expressed gratitude for Noem's time at the DHS, while others celebrated her departure.
"I appreciate Secretary Noem's service to our country. She will do a great job dealing with the drug cartels in her new role as Special Envoy for The Shield of Americas, and I know she will continue to contribute in the future. However, I think it was time for a change," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) stated.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) wrote, "President Trump was elected to secure our border, crack down on sanctuary cities and keep our country safe. I appreciate @Sec_Noem's dedication to that mission. Thanks to the president's leadership and her help, incredible progress has been made, and I know she will do a fantastic job as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas."
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) released a video reacting to the DHS leadership shake-up, saying, "Hey, Kristi Noem, don't let the door hit you on the way out."
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Anheuser-Busch heir commits to buying back his family's business if offered: 'Make that brand great again'
Anheuser-Busch heir Billy Busch offered to buy back the company that bears his family name if Anheuser-Busch InBev, the international beer conglomerate that owns the iconic brand, offered to sell it.
Speaking on OutKick with Tomi Lahren, Busch predicted that Anheuser-Busch InBev will experience a long road to recovery after facing a months-long boycott for partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney — if the company can recover at all. And if the Belgium-based company wants to offload what may now be a liability, Busch said he would be happy to buy it back.
"If they don't want that brand any longer, sell it back to the Busch family. Sell it to me. I'll be the first in line to buy that brand back from you, and we'll make that brand great again," Busch said.
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If that happened, Busch said the first thing he would do is apologize to Bud Light's customers and restore Anheuser-Busch's culture, which was known for appreciation of its customers and its employees.
"That culture is completely gone now," Busch said.
The difference between Anheuser-Busch's history of success and its downward spiral under InBev's control, Busch said, is that his family understood their customers.
"They knew who their drinkers were," Busch said. "They were with the bar owners and the restaurant owners and the liquor store owners and talking to these people day in and day out. Even my dad at 89 years old, 90 years old, he was still going to the bars selling Budweiser back in those days."
"We've always cared very, very much about the people in America. What made this company great was America, of course," he continued.
Current company leadership made a critical error by relying on people educated in "woke colleges" to run advertising, Busch went on to say. It's how Bud Light, for example, ended up hiring an executive who seemingly looked down upon the blue-collar, "fratty" image the Bud Light brand had spent years building.
"When you are a foreign company and you rely on these woke students that are coming out of these woke colleges to do your advertising for you, you're making a big mistake," Busch said. "You need to go out there and understand who your core customer is."
Anheuser-Busch is hemorrhaging revenue and selling off subsidiary brands after losing its place as the producer of America's No. 1 beer. Business wisdom says now just might be the right time to sell.
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