“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem doubles down on Portland & Chicago

“They are all lying… and dishonest people” — Kristi Noem doubles down on Portland & Chicago

“They are all lying… and dishonest people.” That’s how DHS Secretary Kristi Noem kicks off her latest cabinet meeting moment with Donald Trump, promising to “double down” on Portland and Chicago with more federal law enforcement and a little Department of War energy.

Between talk of buying new facilities, crime numbers “way down,” and governors who just don’t get it, this clip plays like a greatest hits album of law-and-order politics, federal overreach, and performative safety theater.

Noem’s tough talk lands somewhere between “boots on the ground” and “Facebook status update.” Portland and Chicago might not be asking for help, but the feds are apparently coming anyway.