DHS Secretary Noem on Maritime Security, Tariffs, and International Agreements

Maritime Security and Border Defense

• 🚢 DHS Secretary Kristi Noem highlighted efforts to secure U.S. maritime borders, stating, "We're going after them on the high seas."
• 💊 The U.S. Coast Guard has seized a significant amount of cocaine, enough to potentially kill 177 million Americans, underscoring the threat of drugs entering the country.
• ⚠️ Noem emphasized the need for improved technology, intelligence, and expertise to counter evolving threats and protect American lives from drug addiction and illegal alien crime.

Economic Policies and Job Creation

• 🇺🇸 Noem contrasted job creation under the Biden administration with that under President Trump, asserting that 88% of new jobs went to foreign-born workers in the first eight months of Biden's term, while 100% went to American-born workers under Trump.
• 💼 This shift resulted in over 2.5 million Americans returning to the workforce.

Tariffs as a Negotiating Tactic

• 💰 CBP collected $1 billion in January from tariffs, taxes, and fees, which are utilized as a negotiating tactic.
• 🤝 Tariffs serve as leverage to bring companies and countries to the negotiating table, with the solution being to "Invest in America" and meet safety protocols to avoid them.

International Partnerships and Security Agreements

• 🌍 Over 30 international agreements have been secured by DHS, enhancing security operations and aiding travel.
• 🤝 Seventeen of these agreements were personally signed by Noem with international leaders, including biometric data sharing partnerships in the Western Hemisphere.
• 🔍 These data exchanges help identify threats to the U.S. and the region by tracking the movement of "bad actors."