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Kristi Noem: “The Department of Homeland Security's mission is to defend…”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security

Published February 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 13:34

Oh, my goodness. This is our critical infrastructure. So one of the things I think is good for all of you to know is that The Department of Homeland Security's mission is to defend the homeland. which means that even on our worst day, should we have an attack, a terrorist threat, if something disastrous happened to our country? (13:34–13:38)

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“A Gallup poll was recently released that shows 84% of Americans support a photo ID when they go to vote.”
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“A Pew Research poll showed that 95% of Republicans and 71% of Democrats agree with voter ID.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 03:52-04:01
“Ian Andre Roberts was an illegal alien from Guyana that was arrested by ICE while serving in Des Moines, Iowa as the school district…”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 05:00-05:08
“In Coldwater, Kansas, we had an illegal alien that was able to vote and was even elected as a mayor.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 05:26-05:33
“I'm still in charge of the Department of Homeland Security.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 11:41-11:44
“FEMA, under the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for running our government in a disaster.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 13:45-14:07
“The House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 03:07-03:11
“The SAVE Act requires a photo ID in order to vote in federal elections.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 03:15-03:20
“The SAVE Act requires states to remove non-citizens from their voter rolls.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 03:19-03:29
“Non-citizens have been voting in our elections, they've been registered and they have voted from state to state.”
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“He was registered to vote in Maryland.”
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“The federal government will not remove people from state voter rolls.”
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“The Save America act would fix this. It would make sure that we close those loopholes and that we ensure in American elections, only…”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 05:55-06:04
“Critics assert that the Save America act will somehow hurt American voters. That's just absurd and absolutely not true.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 06:03-06:13
“They also say that this act requires voters to have a US Passport to register. That's not true.”
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“State and local election officials do the registration and maintain these lists.”
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“The Save America Act is absolutely critical to our country's future.”
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“Without secure elections, we lose what makes our country so great.”
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“We have a safe program available to the state of Arizona.”
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“It's my job to make sure that our electrical grid is sustained and intact and operational.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 13:57-14:04
“Your state has been an absolute disaster on elections, that your leaders have failed you dramatically by not having systems that work, by…”
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“The tribal IDs are recognized tribal IDs.”
LIVE: Kristi Noem holds press conference on election security | Uploaded February 13, 2026 | 15:42-15:47
“The SAVE Act requires proof of citizenship in order to register to vote.”
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“The SAVE act only says that you need to prove your citizenship when you register to vote. It does not say that you have to prove your…”
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“We have a program through the Department of Homeland Security that's called the SAFE Program that your Secretary of State and your governor…”
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