Noem Says 'Everything I've Done' Has Been Directed by Trump and Stephen Miller: Report

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: MEDIAite

Jan 27th, 2026, 5:50 pm


Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is chalking up her actions in office to the direction of President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.

Noem, Miller, and others in the administration have faced backlash over their description of the circumstances surrounding federal agents shooting and killing 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Noem and others claimed Pretti wanted to “massacre” agents before the confrontation. Administration officials have pointed to the fact that Pretti was armed as proof of his malicious intentions, but Second Amendment activists have consistently pushed back against this.

Pretti’s death followed an ICE agent shooting and killing 37-year-old mother Renee Good in the same city earlier this month. The city is currently suing the administration over ICE’s deployment.

Miller previously referred to Pretti as an “assassin.” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called Miller one of the president’s closest allies amid rumors of a rift between Noem and Miller.

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/noem-says-everything-ive-done-has-been-directed-by-trump-and-stephen-miller-report/

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She must have realized that she was on her back looking at a bus exhaust pipe.

[SSJVegeta]

1. FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!!

[Bluetus]

79. The cockroaches are scrambling

[Dulcinea]

113. Let the circular firing squad begin! nt

[BeyondGeography]

2. "Which proves yet again that I am a fool."

[Dr. Shepper]

3. Yes, you are all to blame

And should all be tried for your crimes.

[bluestarone]

4. Hey dog killer we all knew this. Now

ALL the courts know it as well.

[struggle4progress]

5. "Aside from killing puppies and posing for snuff porn promos in Salvadoran death camps,

I really have no personality at all"

[pat_k]

6. Which is why, at a minimum, Miller AND Noem must go.

Anyone limiting the demand to Noem is neglecting the architect of the insanity, as the American Federation of Government Employees so clearly point out in their press release yesterday

https://www.afge.org/publication/afge-demands-resignation-or-termination-of-dhs-secretary-kristi-noem-and-deputy-white-house-chief-of-staff-stephen-miller-for-smearing-slain-afge-member-alex-pretti-as-domestic-terrorist/

WASHINGTON – Following the killing of AFGE Member Alex Pretti and the subsequent slanderous rhetoric that followed from top Trump administration officials, AFGE National President Everett Kelley issued the following statement:

“Yesterday, AFGE brought together labor and faith leaders from Minneapolis and across the nation to mourn our fallen brother from Local 3669, Alex Pretti. We honored his life and legacy and lifted up his family, his friends, his union, Minneapolis, and our nation in prayer.

“Today, we demand accountability.

“In the immediate aftermath of Alex’s killing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem betrayed the public trust by slandering the good name of our union brother and calling him a “domestic terrorist.” Alex Pretti was a patriotic ICU nurse at a VA hospital who devoted his life to serving America’s veterans. That claim was reckless, defamatory, and unsupported by the facts. Noem was preceded in this false statement by Stephen Miller, Deputy White House Chief of Staff, who is also the architect of the chaotic and failed immigration policy in Minnesota.

“Our demand is clear: Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was responsible for carrying out the policy that led to Alex’s needless killing, and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, the architect of that policy, must resign immediately. If they refuse, President Trump must dismiss them.

“Public reporting has established that Mr. Miller is the driving force behind the administration’s harsh immigration agenda. He personally directed its implementation and used high-pressure tactics to force compliance across the federal government. These were not abstract policy choices. They were imposed from the top and enforced without regard for the consequences.

“Secretary Noem willingly carried out this agenda. Secretary Noem made deliberate choices that reshaped the Department of Homeland Security and enabled this tragedy. Over the past year, she removed senior leaders, consolidated authority, and enforced aggressive immigration tactics that prioritized political objectives over professional judgment and public/officer safety. Those choices created the conditions that led directly to this tragedy.

“This conduct is consistent with Secretary Noem’s broader record at DHS. Under her leadership, TSA workers have faced sustained attacks on collective bargaining rights and union representation. At FEMA her actions have weakened frontline workers, undermined labor protections, and eroded accountability within the agency that is so critical to disaster preparedness and response. Over the past year, she removed senior leaders within the Department of Homeland Security and reshaped the agency’s command structure to ensure adherence to Mr. Miller’s aggressive immigration strategies. Those decisions escalated tensions, undermined professional judgment, and put lives at risk.

“Taken together, the actions of Miller and Noem, both before and after Alex’s killing, make clear they are unfit to serve in their current positions, or any position requiring the public trust.

“AFGE calls for a full and transparent investigation into Alex’s killing led by an independent third party. We also call for bipartisan congressional oversight to uncover the truth, ensure accountability, and begin repairing the damage to public trust.”

[SomewhereInTheMiddle]

95. This reminds me that Pretti was a federal government employee as well.

We should be seeing - or posting - headlines like -

Federal official slain by masked gunmen during immigration protest.

Shaping the narrative like that would almost demand a thorough investigation. Of course, the federal investigators that might give the case the diligence it deserves will never be assigned or allowed to investigate by the layer of Regime sycophants that are running the federal law enforcement agencies these days.

[pat_k]

129. There is no statute of limitations on murder.

And we must make sure there are prosecutions -- from the murderous agents carrying out the Miller/Felon/Vance criminal marching orders, to the criminal corruption of our executive branch agencies being committed in plain sight.

It will be an enormous undertaking, but prosecutions are absolutely essential. This, perhaps side-by-side with a truth and reconciliation process where conditional immunity or amnesty is offered to rank and file sycophants in exchange for public testimony about their betrayals of our trust and the crimes committed by leadership.

[LuckyLib]

127. the architect of the insanity -- Miller is the driver.

Trump is too far gone to engineer and carry out much of anything.

[Blue_Roses]

133. Exactly!

n/t

[Krazy_Kat]

7. First truthful statement she's made

I am going to enjoy them turning on each other!

[Lanius]

122. It was inevitable.

These types of people don't like each other to begin with; their relationships are entirely transactional. Then you take into account that they are committing immoral and/or illegal acts, and they will all turn on each other to save their own skins.

[littlemissmartypants]

8. Did she stomp her feet and purse her lips and say shucks after that?

[VGNonly]

13. She said

"Oh dawg gone it!"

[littlemissmartypants]

17. Then she went to her closet, got out the riding crop and her kneepads.

[FakeNoose]

33. All those Botox injections actually prevent her from doing anything with her lips

[COL Mustard]

52. I just threw up a little...

Thinking of that. Damn.

[chowder66]

9. She said it. She endorsed it.

[hlthe2b]

10. Gee. Did they direct your COSPLAY & make-up? Script the lies from your disgusting mouth?

Order you to shack up with Corey Lewandowsky at taxpayer expense at the Coast Guard Commandants home on base?

[Nasruddin]

11. Why she stills has a job?

Fire me and I roll on you, bitch!

[littlemissmartypants]

19. She knows where the bodies are buried.

[AZJonnie]

12. Not that I don't believe she said it (and it is VERY likely the truth)

But:

“Everything I’ve done, I’ve done at the direction of the president and Stephen,” Noem reportedly said to someone who relayed her comment to Axios.

Is a little "abstracted", shall we say? If she said it publicly, it would be "news", but this factoid, without any surrounding context, doesn't really amount to much given it's just that she privately admitted what everyone already knows, which is that she's a simpering toady figurehead at her job

[Deminpenn]

96. It matters that her comment was outed to the public

It matters that someone inside the Trump administration decided to release this tidbit to Axios. Someone has the knives out for Miller. It wouldn't surprise me if it's Lewandowski who is more than capable of doing this.

[Irish_Dem]

14. She is doing exactly what Trump wants her to do.

But she is foolish enough to think Trump would never throw her under the bus.

[B.See]

18. They ALL do. If they don't

they're OUT. The buck stops at Trump. And I've always believed it.

[Irish_Dem]

23. They think the more they kiss Trump ass, the more loyal he will be to them.

It is the opposite. He likes people kissing his ass, but he does not respect those who do.

[LilElf70]

22. The stupidity

with Noem is amazing. The bus is a coming.

[democratsruletheday]

44. she's a total and complete pig and I don't mean that from

a physical standpoint. Just an empty vessel. She's already being framed up for Minnesota and the ground is shifting under her faster than she can react to. Saying 'I did everything at the direction of POTUS and Miller" is a hail Mary cover your ass move and it ain't gonna cut it. She will resign by the weekend IMO.

[Norrrm]

61. Plenty of room - UNDER the Trump bus

Plenty of room - UNDER the Trump bus

[AverageOldGuy]

15. MEMO TO PUPPY KILLER NOEM:

You clearly are not a student of history.

Get someone to tell you how well the plea "I was just following orders." worked at Nuremberg. That's how it will work in January 2029.

[FalloutShelter]

106. The Trump Nazis

Should have stayed for the end of the movie.
Hint… it didn’t end well for the Nazis who were
“Only following orders”.

[Irish_Dem]

16. I wonder if she has to give back her expensive hair extensions, botox, and costumes.

[Xipe Totec]

98. She'll have to give back the cowboy hat. The cattle, she never had. nt

[Irish_Dem]

104. She spent a fortune on herself all on the taxpayer dime.

[patphil]

20. I was only following orders - Kristi Noem.

[vapor2]

34. To murder an innocent soul?

[patphil]

78. Sure does look like that.

[mitch96]

42. " I was only following orders - Kristi Noem.".....Sieg Heil!!....nt

[Hugin]

94. Yup, there it is.

Said loud and clear for the first time since the last Nazi said it.

[LilElf70]

21. It's time for Miller

to go too. This guy is a total waste of everyone's time. Does he actually thinks this is going to make America great again? Yeah, let's kill a bunch of innocent American citizens. And of course, no penalty for Miller, Noem's, or even Trumps actions again, right?

And these people are Trump's "best"?

Note: I really love how she dumps back on Trump and Miller, the true people responsible for all this bullshit and chaos.

[bdamomma]

55. Miller

is living on a military base, appropriate place for scared weak POS. It's a matter of time when they will be eating their own.

[Captain Zero]

77. The military on that base should be questioned

whether any of them have sworn personal loyalty to Stephen Miller.

Does anyone else really trust that he wouldn't be setting up his own personal junta?

What is the purpose of that military base? What are their specialties?

[OldBaldy1701E]

24. Yeah, like we didn't already know that.

The Nuremberg Defense is not going to help you, ICE Barbie!

Try again.

[Deuxcents]

76. Didn't work then and won't work now.

[mysteryowl]

25. I like that both victims' families are suing for defamation.

[paleotn]

26. Going all Nuremberg already.

[JohnnyRingo]

27. I don't know, but that's completely believable.

"I was just following orders" is a common defense when things start to unravel.
Still, her fingerprints are all over this deportation fiasco.

I know one person who will not accept any blame in it whatsoever.

[QueerDuck]

28. She's fucked. Good!

[bucolic_frolic]

29. My, my, my, you're not being a loyal trooper fall guy!

What is it you don't understand about that?

[Doodley]

30. If she goes (which she should) then Trump, Miller, and Leavitt should also go for doing the same thing.

[vapor2]

31. They have blood on their hands

[Mz Pip]

32. Trump will fire Noem

before he gets rid of Miller. Miller is his right hand man, does all of his dirty work and probably heaps lavish praise on him.

[hedda_foil]

39. I believe Miller actually has Orangeosaurus believing they're only pursuing the worst of the worst.

[mwmisses4289]

54. Miller is becoming a liability. He may not be out as soon as noem,

but he will be out.

[ificandream]

35. She's not kidding ... she and Bovino were robots reading from the same script

Thanks, CNN...

[Klarkashton]

36. 'the devils made me do it' JFC

[johnnyfins]

58. Nah. Just another variation of the

"Following orders" Nuremberg defense.

[The Roux Comes First]

37. Well That is Certainly NOT What the Big Asses Want to Hear! Good Soldiers in a Bad Cause

Are never supposed to invoke the higher-ups.

[ificandream]

38. She just sealed her doom with blaming Miller and Trump.

They won't let a woman get away with that.

[no_hypocrisy]

40. What a good German soldier she is!

[gfarber]

41. Noem Washes Her Hands

There once was a boss lady Noem,
Who said “Blame the guy in the dome.”
“Not my damn call,
Trump wrote it all,”
While washing her hands down to bone.

Stephen Miller, smug as can be,
Cried “ASSASSIN!” on prime-time TV.
With no proof to cite,
Just vibes and a fright,
And a megaphone set to frenzy.

Alex Pretti lay dead on the street,
Shot down by the badge-bearing elite.
“He might have gone wild,”
Cried the state, running mild,
While facts got stomped under their feet.

“He was armed!” they yelled, nice and loud,
Like that makes the killing allowed.
Second Amend folks
Said “That logic’s a joke,”
But nuance was banned by the crowd.

Before that, poor Renee Good,
A mom doing what mothers should,
Met ICE and a gun,
Now her life’s fucking done,
And the city says “This ain’t good.”

Minneapolis sued, fed up, pissed,
At troops where consent didn’t exist.
The feds said “Too bad,”
The locals said “Mad,”
And trust went straight down the abyss.

Rumors flew: “Noem hates Miller!”
The press room smelled bullshit and filler.
Leavitt smiled thin,
Said “He’s tight with the king,”
And stomped out the gossip—no thriller.

So here’s the grand tale they all spin:
Shoot first, then rewrite it to win.
Call corpses “threats,”
Dodge blame, place bets,
And dare anyone call it a sin.

[aeromanKC]

43. Nuremberg 2.0

[True Dough]

105. Exactly

"Just following orders."

No accountability.

She can rot in a prison cell with the rest of 'em.

[duckworth969]

45. They all hang together

IMO, Chump will move people around, but no one will be asked to resign or be fired.

[k55f5r]

71. "They all hang together"

Hopefully by their heels from lampposts.

[ashredux]

46. Oh honey... that did not work back with the Germans, and I hate to tell you, that ain't gonna work for you now.

[BigmanPigman]

93. Actually, at the end of the film Judgment at Nuremberg

There was type face telling what the outcome was after the trials.

It has stuck in my mind since there was NO JUSTICE for their actions. The Nazi criminals were sent to jail for life but none of them were in jail after only 20 years. The Communist threat caused fear and the US officials focused on the Communists running the world and felt they needed the support of the German citizens to fight Communism and they chose to abandon the justice of the Nazis who were proven guilty.

"While the Nuremberg trials (1945-1949) did convict hundreds of Nazi officials, it is historically accurate that many convicted criminals did not serve their full sentences and were released early in the 1950s, largely driven by Cold War politics and a desire to align with West Germany against the Soviet Union.
Here is a breakdown of the facts surrounding the punishment of Nazis after World War II:
1. The Initial Sentences
Main Trial (1945–1946): Of the 22 major defendants, 12 were sentenced to death, three to life imprisonment, four to long prison terms, and three were acquitted.
Subsequent Trials (1946–1949): The US held 12 additional trials for doctors, judges, and SS officials. Out of 177 defendants, 24 were sentenced to death and 20 to life.
Executions: Only 13 of the 24 death sentences from the later trials were actually executed, while others had their sentences commuted.
2. Early Releases in the 1950s By the mid-1950s, nearly all Nazis convicted in the "subsequent" trials who were not executed had been released.".

[Solly Mack]

47. She was just following orders? Snort

[WestMichRad]

48. Republican leadership

… is knowing who to point your finger at when the train inevitably derails.

[mwmisses4289]

49. Uh-oh. She just broke cardinal rule number 3.

Never blame t for anything.
How many more hours before she is out?

[PSPS]

50. LOL. The bimbo trying to throw her sugar daddy under the bus

[Raven123]

51. Got the receipts? Show us

[bdamomma]

53. Thanks for

posting this. I have also posted on Liberal You Tubers Danielle Moodie's Show about all of this. Please listen if you have the chance. Stephen Miller is the culprit in all of this. He is the mastermind of this chaos.

[BumRushDaShow]

57. Thanks! Including here-

[oasis]

116. Steven Miller's manipulation of Trump explained

in plain language.

[Bread and Circuses]

56. If Stephen Miller is bounced ...he's going to get payback.......especially if Jared Kushner steps in.

[bdamomma]

59. K&R

I hope our Democratic Leadership open their mouths and do something, or am I hallucinating?

I hope the people in Maine are looking out for each other. These ICE thugs are there.

[IronLionZion]

60. Ah yes, the old "following orders" defense from Nuremburg

how did the courts rule in those trials? Anyone remember or are we erasing that history?

[Norrrm]

63. Throwing blame for willingly following orders.

[IronLionZion]

80. The puppy and goat killer is well suited for her role in carrying out MAGA orders

[Skittles]

62. LOL

it's not your status as Trump whore being questioned, girl

[evolves]

64. Craven.

That is all

[catbyte]

65. Deflecting blame ain't gonna cut it, puppy and people killer

[Cheezoholic]

66. She's just now realizing what its like to be the puppy n/t

[BlueSpot]

87. And has just realized she smells as bad as the goat. n/t

[Blue Owl]

67. Why is our military shielding Miller on one of their bases?

This ghoul is ordering the killing of American citizens. He should be on trial for MURDER, not hiding in some fucking secure bunker.

[purr-rat beauty]

120. Also shitting on the dead...

...who help our Veterans

Our enlisted and officers ok with that?

[kimbutgar]

68. She knows she's going to be thrown under the bus and she is punching back

I love seeing magas attacking each other! Fight fight fight big bag of rats!

[Lokee11]

69. Just following orders . . . .

Have heard that prior and did not really work out for those who claimed it from what I understand.

FUCK YOU NOEM!!!

You trashy ugly piece of excrement!

✊!

[Buddyzbuddy]

70. Ruh-roh

[slightlv]

72. Has she ever heard of the Nuremburg trials?

Didn't work then... won't work now!

[SergeStorms]

73. You didn't have to follow his orders, Krusty.

You could have said no, you could have resigned, but you wanted to be a good little suck-ass and please the Big Orange Pig.

So fuck you, and fuck Stephen Goebbels. 🖕

[Upthevibe]

74. Kick. N/T

[Martin68]

75. Ooooh! Noem is finger-positing and blaming Trump and Miller. This is getting better by the minute.

Circular firing squad.

[Earth Bound Misfit]

81. Everything?

[Akakoji]

82. This is fun

But we can't forget that two Ice agents were in on the execution of Alex Pretti. They toothier orders from someone. It's clear that the other agents are fleeing g to not be involved with the 9 or 10 bullets that were being fired into a clearly not threatening body. It's an execution. The two agents, as well as the people that gave them the go ahead to murder in cold blood against all established principles of policing a dead body that posed no threat to anyone let alone an agent, must one brought to justice. The DOJ must not be allowed to let this not be tried, even if Patel was ordered to prevent it from. being a cicil rights case. Who ordered Patel to hav e evidence destroyed. We can not relent.

[LudwigPastorius]

83. The Orange King of Turd Mountain isn't going to like you blaming him, Kristi.

Better buy a bottle of peroxide and update that resume before you send it out to FOX News,

[Old Crank]

84. Noem says....

She's a good little nazi trooper. Just following orders.

[Prairie Gates]

85. Very disloyal, Kristi. Very disloyal.

[AllyCat]

86. So she's admitting we arrest and impeach them too.

Got it.

[Karma13612]

88. Sooooooo

She’s going to use the ol’ chestnut “I was just following orders”???

You must be freakin kidding.

(I love your post script!!!)

[Blasphemer]

89. They are fighting over who is worse. It's long past time for them all to be impeached. nt

[jeffreyi]

90. Underbussified.

[BumRushDaShow]

92. !!!!!

[Hassler]

91. Killer Kristi murdered her puppy and a goat

Now that DHS boss is aiming for Stephen Miller. Should I feel bad about this development?

[Deminpenn]

97. FWIW, O'Donnell thought it was significant that Miller wasn't invited to the 2hr meeting

with Noem while Leavitt, Wiles were.

Not sure I agree with that take, but O'Donnell usually has good instincts for these kind of things.

[Bengus81]

99. Cosplay meet BUS

[Javaman]

100. "I was just following orders". now where have I heard that before? nt

[marble falls]

101. Turning on each other. Good.

[rampartd]

102. translation : "i was only following order"

send the bitch to spandau

[sop]

103. Hell hath no fury like a Noem being thrown under the bus.

[QueerDuck]

107. If impeached, Trump cannot pardon her... is that correct?

[BumRushDaShow]

109. "Impeachment" isn't a criminal charge but an internal civil/administrative Congressional thing

But it still stands on their historical record.

People forget that the GOP impeached Democratic DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in 2024 -

H.Res.863 - Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.



The "charge"? "Not doing enough" related to immigration.

[Torchlight]

108. The hot potato game ain't over, Bovino was just the most recent

I think one (at the minimum) or two (more probably, I think) high-profile public sacrifices will be made, Noem being first of the two (or the one). But it's only a guess.

[BumRushDaShow]

110. I think Bondi is on the short list too, as is Patel

But I think it's more an issue of finding a sycophant who isn't as clownish, idiotic and loon as those two are.

These are times when he might bring Bill Barr back (even with Barr publicly disagreeing with him, but knowing that Barr has the skill and reputation of being a first class "fixer" ).

[Kid Berwyn]

111. Trump, Noem and Miller are murderers...

…and traitors.

[bromeando]

112. Noem

I was only following orders. Where have we heard that before.

[BettyBlueDot]

114. always a Nazi

The famous Nazi excuse, "I was just following orders." Didn't work then, shouldn't work now.

[TBF]

115. We know. That doesn't excuse your behavior -

but we also have big fish to fry. Trump and Miller are running this (and I'm pretty sure behind the scenes it's really Miller, Vought, Vance the Heritage Foundation, certain Supreme Court Justices - and the billionaire donors and tech boys bankrolling this regime)

[ismnotwasm]

117. There is something seriously wrong with her.

From her personal physical presentation to the weird crap she says, to how she handles situations everything is just off.

[malthaussen]

118. Tell it to the hangman. n/t

[33taw]

119. The moral of the story is "Don't Comply with Illegal Orders".

[Lanius]

121. "I was just following orders." Where have we heard that before?

There really is no honor among thieves. These people actually hate each other and will throw one another under the bus when it comes to responsibility and accountability. They don't care that what they've done was wrong. They are incapable of self-reflection.

[usonian]

123. Following Orders

Democracy Lab
https://thedemlabs.org/2025/11/17/nuremberg-trials-lesson-following-orders-is-no-defense-to-war-crimes/

Occupy Democrats (FB)
https://www.facebook.com/100066647494924/posts/1413738274191076/

I'm sending out a message through my microwave dish to the Kanamits.
YOUR DINNER ORDERS
are here for the taking.

[Dave Id]

124. Using the old

I was just following orders, is an unacceptable excuse. Wearing your cosplay costumes with guns exposed your true nature and position on things.

[Falconry]

125. Probably the first and only honest thing she has said as DHS Secretary

[doc03]

126. That is the end of her, next thing Trump will say he didn't know her.

[CentralMass]

128. She'll have to go back to hunting puppies instead of people.

[bluestarone]

130. I have no doubt that he DID tell all this shit, BUT i just wish he would have told her to do ONE more thing

Go jump off a fucking skyscraper.

[IzzaNuDay]

131. Hanging out at a military base, not a bright idea.

Piss off enough top brass with integrity, could not end up well for these clowns.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

132. Following illegal orders is nor a valid legal defense

Link to tweet