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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem drew swift backlash on Thursday after posting a celebratory but crude message on social media in response to the dismissal of a lawsuit against her department.
“Suck it,” Noem wrote on X, formerly Twitter, attaching a screenshot of a court notice confirming that a group of 10 detained immigrants had voluntarily withdrawn their legal challenge to potentially being sent to Guantanamo.
Seven of the group had already been removed from the U.S., “rendering their claims moot,” and three “no longer wished to continue litigating this case,” said the notice.
Critics condemned Noem’s post.
“What an absolute clown show,” one user wrote, while others described her response as “classless,” “embarrassing” and “beyond disgraceful.”
There might be a way for you to demonstrate less class, dignity, professionalism, and how unqualified for your role you are --- but I'll be damned if I can think of what it is.
— Turgid Verse (@gullyvuhr) May 23, 2025isn’t this a government account?
— Victor Shi (@Victorshi2020) May 23, 2025This is the official account of the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security of the United States. https://t.co/mlFN2AkKNw
— Aaron Reichlin-Melnick (@ReichlinMelnick) May 23, 2025Quit embarrassing this country.
— Robin Baxter (@robin_baxter) May 23, 2025Every day they give me an opportunity (sometimes multiple opportunities) to say it again-they are the worst of us. And folks, unless we start making our voices heard, this nation will be remade in their horrible image. WAKE UP! https://t.co/ZAARZo8GS2
— Jennifer Erin Valent 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@JenniferEValent) May 23, 2025Did you really just say “Suck it.” in response to people asserting their due process rights?
What a dignified addition to the annals of US History.
You’re not fit to be the dogshit scraped off the bottom of someone’s shoes @Sec_Noem, you ignorant ass. #ClownCabinet https://t.co/kv1quCkrIc
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If we’re lucky, it’ll only take years to undo the damage Kristi Noem has inflicted on DHS, its workforce, and its reputation in just four months. This behavior is beneath the office and an embarrassment to the institution. https://t.co/6TOGzKmKaK
— alex (@ajhoward121) May 23, 2025
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