House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other House Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 22, 2026.
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House Democratic leaders on Tuesday threatened to begin impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not fire her first.
Noem has faced increased pressure in recent days for her comments in the wake of the shooting of Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen killed by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday.
“The violence unleashed on the American people by the Department of Homeland Security must end forthwith. Kristi Noem should be fired immediately, or we will commence impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives,” the Democrats said in a statement.
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” they said.
In the aftermath of Pretti’s killing, Noem claimed he had been “brandishing” a weapon and that he had responded “violently” to officers’ attempts to disarm him, claims that were later contradicted by video analysis and analyses from multiple news outlets.
Trump on Tuesday said “no” when a reporter at the White House asked him if Noem would leave her post.
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