Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem got off to an immediately rocky start with the U.S. Coast Guard, according to new in-depth reporting.President Donald Trump's pick to lead DHS angered senior Coast Guard officials by prioritizing deportation flights over search-and-rescue operations, and the t...
  • buddascrayon@lemmy.world
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    A DHS spokesperson insisted “the C-130 never left the search” and claimed there’s no proof it was diverted away from those efforts, but two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official and a former Coast Guard official told NBC News that the incident showed the culture clash between the agency and the only military branch Noem oversees.

    The way they just lie, like it’s the most natural thing in the world to them. Always implying that no one should question it. That’s fascism.