A testimony from outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week triggered an explosive response from President Donald Trump, who reportedly called Senator John Kennedy “mad as a murder hornet” after hearing what Noem claimed under oath.
During a recent Senate hearing, Noem was pressed about the massive ad buy. Her testimony suggested that the campaign had been approved at the highest level, indicating that President Trump had signed off on the project.
According to reporting from Fox News correspondentBill Melugin, Senator Kennedy revealed thatthe situation escalated quickly behind the scenes.
Kennedy said that before the hearing, he had already heard concerns about the enormous $200 million contract. But once Noem publicly indicated the president had authorized it, the issue immediately reached the White House.
And Trump was reportedly livid.
According to Kennedy, the president personally called him to make clear that he had not approved the ad campaign, and that he was furious his name had been attached to the controversial spending.
The Louisiana senator described Trump’s reaction bluntly.
The president, Kennedy said, was “mad as a murder hornet.”
Everything we know on what led up to Noem’s dismissal.
Started with the chaos in Minneapolis, and reached a climax on Tuesday. Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) told reporters he was “offended” when he heard about a $200 million ad contract for DHS that Noem was featured heavily in. He called the White House before her testimony in the Senate on Tuesday, and told them he was “gonna have something to say about it.” Sen. Kennedy says the WH “didn’t try to talk me out of it.”
Source: The Gateway Pundit
