Kristi Noem’s first DHS meeting where she entered to ‘Hot Momma’ was like being in a South Park episode, staffers say

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKristi Noem’s first DHS meeting where she entered to ‘Hot Momma’ was like being in a South Park episode, staffers sayDozens of current and former staffers gave accounts about what it was like to work under Noem before she was unceremoniously dumped as Homeland Security Secretary Rhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 14 April 2026 16:37 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957472","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-hot-mama-dhs-b2957472.html","title":"Kristi Noem’s first DHS town hall was like a ‘South Park’ moment, said staffers"}}CloseKristi Noem walks out for DHS remarks to song 'Hot Mama'Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSect...