Thom Tillis voted to confirm Kristi Noem. A year later he said he had “none at all” confidence in her.
- 25 JAN 2025VOTED
- 27 JAN 2026≠ SAID
- 3 MAR 2026SAID
≠ He voted to confirm her; a year later he said he had no confidence in her
1 · VOTED · 25 JAN 2025
| Nomination | Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security |
|---|---|
| Question | On the Nomination (confirmation) |
| Result | Confirmed 59–34 (52 Republicans and 7 Democrats voting yes) |
| Tillis | YEA |
| Cloture, 24 Jan | Agreed 61–39. Tillis: YEA (roll call 16) |
2 · ≠ SAID · 27 JAN 2026
“None at all.” … “To give you an idea of how incompetent I think she is, she actually thought FEMA should be eliminated.”
To reporters on Capitol Hill, asked whether he had confidence in her, three days after federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
3 · SAID · 3 MAR 2026
“That is stonewalling, that’s a failure of leadership, and that is why I’ve called for your resignation.”
To Noem at a Senate Judiciary oversight hearing, on an inspector general’s letter.
DID THEY EXPLAIN? NOT THAT WE FOUND
We found no statement from them explaining this.
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
Quotes were transcribed from the original videos and cut at sentence boundaries; the reporter’s off-mic question was settled with a second speech model. Roll calls 16 and 17 were read on senate.gov on 21 Oct 2026. Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.