"After the hearing, the President the United States called me, and I'm not going to speak for him. You folks know him. You can ask him yourselves, but put it this way, his recollection and her recollection are different."
"The president approved ahead of time you spending $220 million running TV ads across the country in which you are featured prominently? Kennedy asked Noem during the hearing. Yes sir, we went through the legal processes Noem replied. Did the president know you were gonna do this? Kennedy demanded as Noem insisted Trump was aware of it."
"I'm not saying you're not telling the truth. It's just hard for me to believe, knowing the president, as I do, that you said, Mr. President, here's some ads I've cut, and I'm going to spend $220 million running them, that he would have agreed to that."
Senator John Kennedy questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a Senate hearing about a $220 million pro-ICE ad campaign featuring her prominently. Kennedy expressed skepticism that President Trump would have approved such spending, citing his knowledge of the president and noting that OMB Director Russ Vought would likely object. Following the hearing, Trump called Kennedy to discuss the matter. Kennedy reported that Trump's recollection of events differed from Noem's account regarding presidential approval. Kennedy also commented on Trump's reported consideration of Senator Markwayne Mullin as Noem's potential replacement at the Department of Homeland Security, describing Mullin as capable.
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