Republican Sen. Thom Tillis: Kristi Noem Should Be ‘Out of a Job’ over Minneapolis Messaging

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) called for the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for her messaging in the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis this past weekend.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Tillis called Noem’s conduct “amateur-ish,” adding that she should “be out of a job.”

“What she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying. She should be out of a job,” he said. “It’s just amateur-ish. It’s terrible. It’s making the president look bad on policy that he won on. [President Trump] won on a strong message on immigration. Now, nobody’s talking about that. … They’re talking about the incompetence of the leader of the Homeland Security [Department].”

Pretti was killed in Minneapolis during an