From Fox News: During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency.
Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, showed no ill feelings toward the president and said she was proud of her work at DHS, arguing the department had secured the border and eliminated public safety threats.
Trump announced this week that Noem would shift into the new role after cutting short her tenure at DHS.
Noem was removed as the nation’s immigration chief after a turbulent stretch marked by internal clashes and two contentious congressional hearings where even some Republicans pressed her over leadership missteps, including an ad campaign she claimed the president had signed off on.
“I do want to thank the president for creating this and for giving me the honor and the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to this region, to the Western Hemisphere,” Noem said during the summit at Trump National Doral outside Miami.
“This Shield of the Americas will be a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.”
Noem presented the initiative as an endeavor to extend border security cooperation beyond the United States.
“The way that we cooperate on our shared ideals of freedom and of democracy and safety and security will be a shining light to all of those who wish to be more like all of us,” she said.
Reaparece Kristi Noem tras haber sido despedida como Secretaria de Seguridad Nacional y nombrada enviada especial para el grupo “Escudo de las Americas” aquí en Doral. pic.twitter.com/i4Qc6vlOzJ
— David Alandete (@alandete) March 7, 2026
.@POTUS at the Shield of the Americas Summit in Miami: “On this historic day, we come together to announce a brand new military coalition to eradicate the criminal cartels plaguing our region…We’re calling this military partnership the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition.” pic.twitter.com/j8P5LwwYxt
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) March 7, 2026
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