Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem was again on the streets with ICE in a single day — touting a bust of MS-13 and 18th Road gang members — after she reportedly taunted Canada because the “51st state.”
The previous South Dakota governor, 53, carrying a bullet-proof vest and an American flag beanie, was flanked by beefy federal brokers as she thanked them for “putting their lives at risk” in a video posted to X Tuesday.
Her look through the ICE raid follows her current journey to the northern border in Derby Line, Vermont, the place she visited the Haskell Free Library & Opera Home, which straddles the border and contains a line {of electrical} tape inside that marks the frontier between america and Canada.
Noem was within the space following homicide of David Maland, 44, who was killed throughout a site visitors cease — allegedly by members of a vegan trans cult known as the “Zizians.”
Whereas contained in the library, Neom was seen standing on the American aspect of the scuffed tape saying “USA No. 1” earlier than stepping onto the Canadian aspect and stating “the 51st state,” Kathy Converse, a retired English trainer who volunteers as a tour information, instructed the Boston Globe.
The gibe echos President Trump’s statements on buying Canada. He has repeatedly known as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “Governor Trudeau” — together with because the outgoing liberal chief slammed Trump’s tariffs.
“She did it at least three times and was very clear in saying, ‘USA No. 1,’ and didn’t even say ‘Canada.’ Just, ‘The 51st state,’” Bishop, who’s a Canadian citizen, mentioned.
However the transfer definitely ruffled feathers with the locals.
“I was angry,” Converse mentioned. “Politics should not come into this, you know? This is unique in the world, and it’s always been a community that was welcoming.”
On Tuesday, Trump instituted a 25% tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico to crack down on the movement of illicit fentanyl into the US, arguing their governments haven’t finished sufficient to handle the difficulty.
“Drugs are still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada at very high and unacceptable levels,” Trump wrote on Reality Social final week. “A large percentage of these Drugs, much of them in the form of Fentanyl, are made in, and supplied by, China.”
Hours earlier than the tariffs went into impact,Trudeau introduced that Canada “will respond with 25% tariffs against $155 billion of American goods.”
“Americans will pay more for groceries, gas, and cars, and potentially lose thousands of jobs. Tariffs will disrupt an incredibly successful trading relationship,” Trudeau mentioned.
