Wow. Just wow. This proves, once again, that Kristi Gnome is always looking for photo ops instead of doing her damn job. This is getting ridiculous. Did you notice in the picture used recently that she was pointing her gun at the guy’s *head* next to her? That’s *definitely* a rookie mistake, too. She doesn’t know protocols, *really* doesn’t know protocols. But now that I’ve ranted (a little bit), it’s time to go back to this article from Raw Story:
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem may be hit with a subpoena after she made a rookie error for a photo op, according to a former prosecutor. Analysts have long suggested Noem was a camera hog interested in promoting herself more than doing the job. Now, she has taken that too far, according to ex-federal prosecutor Joyce Vance. Vance highlighted a recent ICE operation, which Noem personally attended, apparently against protocol. Vance quoted Newsweek as saying that Noem “joined federal immigration agents during an early morning operation in Elgin, Illinois, on Tuesday that resulted in multiple people being led away in handcuffs, and two U.S. citizens being briefly detained.”
Stupid, stupid, stupid. What the hell was she thinking?! About pictures, more than the correct procedures for this raid? She *never* belongs in these things. Her job is to sit in her office and run things, not go to random places and get her picture done for her to boast about (or some such nonsense). She has no idea what she’s doing and what’s right for these things.
What if she had been grabbed and turned into a hostage? That’s not the kind of photo she wants. It can’t be. Of course, to be mean, maybe it would teach her something. But that’s doubtful because her brain won’t comprehend it. There are protocols for a reason! This writer only knows a bit from the law enforcement side of things (just enough to be dangerous, ha), and she was just flat-out *wrong*.
“It was another poorly executed raid where people’s rights, in this case, American citizens, were violated,” Vance said of the operation. Vance then noted that Noem may have made things difficult for herself by being at the botched op. “By the way, the Secretary’s presence might seem like a small thing here, but it’s not. It’s not amusing. It’s not cosplay. It’s not cute. It’s not shake your head and then look away. It’s dangerous. And it was done, apparently, for a photo op,” Vance wrote.
Pictures. Noem is *always* about the pictures. My rant about her and the photos in the Cecot (disgusting) Maximum Security Prison was some time ago and doesn’t need to be brought back. So let’s skip merrily back along. She doesn’t know protocols, and she was at a *botched* raid. That’s almost the best part. Botched raid. And it could have been worse if something had happened to her! Lordy, does she need to learn this the hard way, because it seems so.
“Noem, too, should be concerned about the security risk her presence creates. Furthermore, if Noem accompanied agents to the scene, as the reporting indicates, she made herself a witness. If I’m a criminal defense lawyer for one of the men or a plaintiff’s lawyer in a civil suit, I’m cutting the subpoena for her testimony pronto. This is why smart prosecutors know better than to go along when a search warrant is executed, let alone an attorney general or a cabinet secretary. But Noem likes her photo ops.” Vance further said, “It’s just another sign of the less-than-professional way Trump’s appointees are running government, following Pam Bondi’s comments about prosecuting people for First Amendment-protected speech earlier this week.”
WHAM. Let’s bang our heads on our desks in unison. It’s going to take something major to stop her photo ops. No wonder we have so many botched raids with her at the helm. She doesn’t know what she’s doing, and hasn’t even bothered to try to at least know the basic ins and outs of the position! It makes us wonder what is going to happen next with her and her ICE thugs. That’s not a comfortable subject, huh. Time will tell.
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What was she thinking????? You should accept they don’t think and never will. Mindless, heartless, ego driven along by unconscious insecurities. Expect more of the same.
Too busy with her hair and make-up to care about anything else, just like all the Barbi’s in Rump’s administration.