Kristi Noem, a former South Dakota governor, was confirmed as the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security last month - despite her terrifying warning

WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday that she is in favor of getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its current form. “I would say, yes, get rid of FEMA the way it exists today,” Noem said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”