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Some of the seven Democrats who voted for Noem say they'd now oppose her in the wake of Trump's aggressive deportation plans and last week's incident involving Sen. Alex Padilla.

Five days after Donald Trump's inauguration, seven Senate Democrats voted to confirm Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security.

Nearly 5 months later, most of them are critical of her, with some going as far as to say they regret their votes.

"I'm very disappointed. I'm very disappointed in her," Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., told NBC News this week. "If I were voting on her today, I definitely wouldn't vote for her."

Freshman Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., also said he would vote differently and oppose her nomination if he could do it again.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 week ago (11 children)

Good morning, idiots. Did it never cross your little minds that a Trumpist candidate could be anything but pure shit on legs?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We need a general strike

We need an opposition party

We need to arm ourselves

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

DNC has proven their uselessness over and over. You can only send so many strongly worded letters. How many hearing do they need where they berate the person and nothing changes. They are complicit at this point. They are just fine with everything that is happening. All they do is theater to show how “upset” they are.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Yeah no fucking shit

[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Oh my fucking god the DNC is so goddamn feckless. It damages my calm whenever I think about it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

At some point we will have to recognize that they are not feckless, they are working in concert.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Enhance your calm, John Spartan!

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the DNC is as hostile to the american people as Republicans are. Its time to stop pretending they arent, the DNC is just a weaker, more pathetic arm of the RNC

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

GFY u POS.

Zero (D) should've helped confirm anyone.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

What a mov of spinelss shits.

If they want to say they're sorry, there are more meaningful ways: resignation, or better yet, seppuku. Self-immolation is not recommended since it adds to air pollution.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 1 week ago

Wow who could have seen this one coming from 6 months away? Certainly not everyone except establishment Democrats.

Primary these useless fuckers.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago

It's far too late to put up a fight now, establishment dems. We needed that 6 months ago.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Who knew the Meth Gnome aka Noem who is a piece of shit, nominated by a piece of shit; would be a piece of shit?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Because you’re nominated by Donald, for that… I’m out!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

Senators upset that the giant douche they voted for is a giant douche.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

What fools. Don’t they have any idea?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Goddamnit america

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[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago

She shot a puppy for acting like a puppy.

What part of that makes you think she's a sane and rational human being able to run a huge government organization and not want to cause harm to fellow humans?

She's fucking broken just like the rest of them.

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