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Elissa Slotkin: “Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, has…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure

Published March 14, 2026 | Video Starts at 10:13

Lastly, on democracy issues, I want to flag the changes that are happening at the Department of Homeland Security. Certainly we've had lots of controversial things happening. Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, has announced that she is leaving. She's being removed from that office and will stop serving on March 31st. The President has nominated my fellow senator, Mark Wayne Mullen, as the new nominee for the Department of Homeland Security. (10:13–10:18)

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Asserts that Kristi Noem is leaving her position as Secretary of Homeland Security.

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“We have over 20 countries involved [in the war in Iran], most of them receiving Iranian retaliation into their countries.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 00:29-00:37
“We've lost seven U.S. service members to one of these [drone] attacks, in addition to over 100 that have been wounded.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 02:00-02:09
“20% of the traffic that moves oil around the world goes through that one choke point [the Strait of Hormuz].”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 04:36-04:44
“There is virtually no traffic moving, no shipping traffic, no ships moving oil and other things through the Persian Gulf.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 04:52-05:01
“The tornado in Union City was the earliest recorded tornado of its size, meaning happening in March, early in the year since 1950.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 07:53-08:02
“It was the deadliest tornado we've had in the state of Michigan since 1980.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 08:04-08:08
“We've had the highest number of tornadoes on record in 2025 since 2001.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 08:09-08:17
“From 2021 to 2024, tornadoes alone cost the state of Michigan over $200 million in property damage.”
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“The United States is investing heavily, very quickly in a counter drone technology available on the commercial market.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 02:35-02:42
“The Russians providing information on the location of U.S. forces, on the movement of our ships and other things.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 03:11-03:19
“The price of gas go up by 60 cents in like a couple of days in the state of Michigan.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 05:24-05:30
“The governor has declared a state of emergency in three counties.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 09:04-09:09
“The President has nominated my fellow senator, Mark Wayne Mullen, as the new nominee for the Department of Homeland Security.”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 10:21-10:31
“Under [Kristi Noem's] leadership, we've seen the death of two Americans in Minneapolis for their protests.”
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“ICE has come under tremendous scrutiny for their behavior in places like Minneapolis, for illegal things that have been caught in the…”
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“She's also politicized FEMA...giving out certain amounts of money not everything that the state needs when the state has a Democratic…”
Slotkin's Weekly Intel Briefing: War in Iran, Tornadoes in SW Michigan, and Kristi Noem Departure | Uploaded March 14, 2026 | 11:03-11:14