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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

The Homeland Security secretary said she had to get to another meeting—which turned out to have been canceled.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem abruptly ended her time before the House Homeland Security Committee Thursday, angering lawmakers by stepping away from the hot seat to attend a highly anticipated meeting on the future of FEMA.

Except that meeting never happened.

The FEMA hearing was scheduled to take place at 1 p.m. Noem was reportedly informed at 12:26 p.m. that it had been canceled, a DHS spokesperson told The Hill.

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[-] negativenull@piefed.world 52 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Brave ICE Noem ran away,
Bravely ran away, away.
When danger reared its ugly head, she bravely turned her tail and fled.
Yes, brave ICE Noem turned about.
And gallantly, she chickened out.
Bravely taking to her feet,
she beat a very brave retreat,
Bravest of the brave, ICE Noem.

[-] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 months ago

Nah, she's more likely a witch. Did you see her to face? I mean, just look at her nose!

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 8 points 4 months ago

In case anyone needs the Monty Python reference

[-] Curious_Canid@piefed.ca 1 points 4 months ago

The witches I know are all lovely people. They don't deserve that association.

[-] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Granny Weatherwax would absolutely not put up with this bullshit, she’d hop on her broomstick and drag Noem back in by the hair

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 37 points 4 months ago

So...contempt of Congress.

Send the mace guy

[-] MagicShel@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 months ago

To take her to the gavel pit and brain her is no less than she deserves.

[-] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

To shreds, you say?

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 31 points 4 months ago

Charge her with contempt then.. or something FFS.

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Get her fucking propaganda ads off my fucking tv set!

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

The joke of all this is how her humiliation will be scrubbed from the headlines and replaced by some AI Slop that conservatives insist makes he cool

[-] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 26 points 4 months ago

Maybe she heard there was an innocent puppy nearby that she could murder, and she couldn't control herself.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

She should be handcuffed and returned to Congress. How fuck is our lawmakers allowing this bullshit.

[-] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Democrats continue to be all hat and no cattle, sadly

[-] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

They're the Controlled Opposition Party after all.

[-] hanrahan@piefed.social 1 points 4 months ago

How ? you'd need a majority.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Bullshit any member can subpoena someone and force them to comply. Fucking weak Democrats not using the power given to them.

[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago
[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 12 points 4 months ago

Please tow her outside the environment

[-] lemmylump@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

There's nothing out there but sea, birds, fish, and 100,000 gallons of burning crude oil, it's beyond the environment.

[-] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago

Well it’s not supposed to do that.

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Sounds like she's not very well behaved, probably can't be trained either. Let me check her book to see what she thinks is best to do in this sort of situation...

Oh, oh my, well that would be unfortunate for her.

[-] sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz 10 points 4 months ago

Her face was about to time out and melt off.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago

Well there's a movie I haven't thought about in years

[-] grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one 3 points 4 months ago

time for a costume change… gotta jet!

[-] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Would be funny to see them follow her down the hall, repeating the questions like a flock of honking geese

[-] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Nothing will meaningfully improve until the rich fear for their lives

[-] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 months ago

Something something my oh my what a cunning little runt she is.

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 4 months ago

This is hilarious.

I bet she deliberately scheduled that FEMA meeting for the time at which she knew she would be getting grilled.

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