DHS workers rejoice as ‘glamour shots’ of Kristi Noem that lined the halls are lastly eliminated: report | EUROtoday

Employees on the Department of Homeland Security celebrated after images of ex-chief Kristi Noem had been faraway from the halls of the company’s headquarters, based on a brand new report.

Following months of controversies and a pair of scathing congressional hearings, Noem was fired by President Donald Trump on March 5 and named particular envoy to The Shield of the Americas, a brand new and little-known safety initiative. Markwayne Mullin, a former GOP senator from Oklahoma, was sworn in as her substitute on Tuesday.

Before she had even formally left workplace, upwards of 10 framed “glamour shots” of her had been being taken down from the partitions of her Customs and Border Protection workspace within the nation’s capital, sources advised The Washington Examiner.

The images had been put in someday round final January, when Noem’s workers swiftly moved to redecorate, taking down footage of rank‑and‑file federal brokers and changing them with photos of the previous South Dakota governor, who alarmed critics with a few of her photo-ops whereas main the company.

“Every single picture had a picture of Noem, and it was such a turn off,” an unnamed division official advised the outlet. “People had been snickering about it, like, ‘Did you see the upgrade?’ No chief that I do know would have allowed that to occur. If they walked in and noticed their picture in each image, they’d say, ‘What were you thinking?’”

Among the framed photos was one of Noem standing between Border Patrol agents “with a hand on each of their shoulders,” while another showed her flying an aeroplane. A third depicted her driving an all-terrain vehicle while wearing a bulletproof vest and a pearl necklace, the report claims.

“In another picture, the four federal employees sitting next to Noem are out of focus, while Noem is perfectly in focus, sporting an ICE ball cap with the agency’s new brand,” The Washington Examiner reported.

One supply stated that Corey Lewandowski, a former particular authorities worker at DHS, might have orchestrated the picture gallery. Lewandowski left the division alongside Noem, Politico stories.

Another official stated that Noem might have been “so insulated” that she was oblivious to the resentment constructing towards her throughout the company.

Some DHS staff now hope that Mullin can restore the company’s status, which was undermined by Noem’s dealing with of the Minnesota immigration crackdown, her $200 million advert blitz and her feuding with different departments, amongst different controversies.

Mullin “has the opportunity to be like a prince or knight in shining armor as he comes riding over the hill and saves everybody from this freaking chaos,” a senior official advised the outlet. “All he has to do, literally, is put things back in a normal order.”

The Independent has reached out to DHS for remark.