Kristi Noem is 'alert and recovering' after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER
Updated 6:34 PM CDT, June 17, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman said.

“She is alert and recovering,” said the statement from department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, who said the hospital treatment was out of an “abundance of caution.” Noem, 53, heads a sprawling department with roughly 260,000 employees handling immigration enforcement, airport security, disaster response and other matters.

She has been among the more high-profile members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, traveling extensively and maintaining a robust social media presence.

She is often the public face of his mass deportation effort, frequently goes out on immigration enforcement operations and has appeared in commercials encouraging immigrants in the country illegally to voluntarily leave the U.S.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-homeland-security-immigration-border-hospital-acab815b1bc9db61b1c90a1f17abeecb

[3Hotdogs]

1. Why did she bother going to the fuckin' hospital?

She's gonna die, anyway.

[Blue Owl]

6. Are there no gravel pits?

[SheltieLover]

28. Diversion so pee wee german can take over deportations?

[William Seger]

2. Sorry to hear that

[Prairie Gates]

17. LOL

Well played

[SheltieLover]

26. Same here.

[Pachamama]

3. Bad batch of Botox?

[Rebl2]

24. That's

what my partner said.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

43. Nothing like being full of bad botulism.

That's what is in Botox.

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Allergies my ass

It's the meds

[snowybirdie]

5. How did they know?

Allergic reactions cause your face to swell. How was that noticed at all?

[2MuchNoise]

39. LOL

[Paladin]

7. That's nice. To hell with her. (nt)

[twodogsbarking]

8. Reaction to "Trump Stench".

[jollyseas]

9. Too much botox

I suspect it is just a reaction to all that botox in her face,. She may want to rethink her face-sculpting decisions.

[Diamond_Dog]

10. Seems like "allergic reaction" is the

all purpose excuse journalists use when any high profile person is rushed to a hospital. I don’t totally buy it, but then I couldn’t care less what happens to her.

[Deuxcents]

35. No info on what caused the reaction but the article implies it's all her traveling and hard work 😳

[womanofthehills]

37. Probably anaphylactic shock

Cases keep rising every year. Food allergies are a big cause but I would be freaked out if I went to Fort Detrick and then got sick. Lots of lab accidents over there.

[DENVERPOPS]

57. Nonsense

It was an allergy reaction due to silicone, or to TRUTH.............

[jollyseas]

11. she had visited a biohazard lab with RFK Jr. before she was hospitalized

I just read over at The Daily Beast that she had visited a biohazard lab with RFK Jr. before she was hospitalized

[orleans]

21. do you have a link for that? nt

[Moosepoop]

29. Here's one ...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220409553

[orleans]

45. thank you nt

[womanofthehills]

36. Here's a photo

Fort Detrick

Link to tweet

?s=46&t=YZgyyp4w_z7vW3neKxa6cQ

[Srkdqltr]

50. That ts so interesting. Wonder what she got into?

[lapfog_1]

51. probably chemicals that rot your brain

sadly wasted on her.

[tinrobot]

12. Wasn't she supposed to testify before Congress today?

Probably allergic to questions about arresting brown people.

[Bayard]

13. Damn!

[sinkingfeeling]

14. "I don't care. Do you?"

[Brainfodder]

15. Regardless, Botox can't cover the ugly inside.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

49. Botox is short for botulism toxin

I guess in limit quantities it's supposedly safe.

[Hotler]

16. What hospital did she go to? Nobody is saying, a quick Google shows nothing.

Could she have gone to a VA hospital where the medical are now allowed to refuse treatment to a person because of their political views?

[niyad]

18. NOOOOOO

[twodogsbarking]

19. No way she is alert.

[2MuchNoise]

40. LOL

[Hassin Bin Sober]

20. Go to the light, Kristi!

[BootinUp]

22. Try a bucket of cold water!

[Vinca]

23. Alert and recovering? Now that's a shame.

[Hugin]

25. The nation holds its collective breath awaiting word on if...

She’ll be able to play the violin.

[jmbar2]

27. We need to find out what Krusty Gnome is allergic to.

To make sure that no one has easy access to it.

[Hugin]

30. I'll take a swing at it...

Hair extensions made from horse tails?

[Canada Kid]

31. Can't even stand herself!

Choking on her own shit!!

[Basso8vb]

32. Unfortunate.

[kimbutgar]

33. The Botox entered her brain and too bad it didn't change age her brain cells to be a nicer person !

[AStern]

34. There's nothing wrong with her. She's trying to delay having to defend her actions in LA

Quit buying their bullshit.

[FakeNoose]

38. Help ... call 911 ... I'm allergic to Kristi Noem

[dweller]

41. Yeh she looks alert now

✌🏻

[sop]

53. Andy Borowitz:

'Noem Poem'

"When I see Kristi, I will picket
My sign will read, REVENGE FOR CRICKET"

[republianmushroom]

42. Damn !

[Deminpenn]

44. Well, that's disappointing news

Otoh, maybe she'll have a Saul at Tarsus moment.

[Gore1FL]

46. Whatever it was that made her alert, I hope it continues.

She's pretty out-of-it every time I've seen her.

[Jean Genie]

47. Do we care?

I don't think so!

[Teegraph]

48. Obviously a Latex Allergy reaction

from the Latex Mask she tried on with her faux cop uniform. Just so he could get the feel of it.

[walkingman]

52. Allergic to the truth - it is a chronic problem for her and will continue.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

54. Who gives a fuck?!

[Abstractartist]

55. Oh what happened

Oh what happened, did she work a full 8 hour day, and collapse.

[Mike Nelson]

56. I hope she's okay...

... I want her to be fully well when her boss and his ideas are discredited. I know it's sometimes uncool to comment about someone's attractive or unattractive appearance, but I assume her "reaction" has something to do with all the cosmetic surgery I suspect she's done... she looks overdone. Too much stuff injected or implanted into the body can cause problems.

[Enter stage left]

58. Damn, another prayer not answered...

I think I'm going to give up praying to their god!

[marble falls]

59. Alergic reaction? She must have gotten too close to someone with a conscience.

[LudwigPastorius]

60. I think this so called allergic reaction is a cover for a little "kidney surgery" a la Melania.

I guess we'll know if she comes back from the hospital a cup size or two larger.