A protester interrupts as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Thursday. But before the hearing could start, there was much drama as Noem was heckled by a group of protesters.
Kristi Noem heckled
In videos posted on social media, protesters could be heard confronting Noem and singing the “Star Wars” theme song.
BREAKING NEWS:📣 Kristi Noem gets heckled by Liberals doing the Star Wars theme.
It is yet unclear who the protesters are and what the motive was behind their action.
Kristi Noem hearing
Noem is testifying in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security to discuss “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” which in years past have focused on issues such as cybersecurity, terrorism, China and border security.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem raise her arm before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
This was the first time since May that Noem has appeared before Congress.
The hearing comes as the Department of Homeland Security Secretary continues to face criticism over the Donald Trump administration’s mass deportations agenda.
Meanwhile, Axios on Thursday reported that Delia Ramirez, the Democratic Representative from Illinois, is pressing the House Judiciary Committee to begin impeachment hearings into Noem.
In a letter to Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan, the Republican Representative from Ohio and ranking member Jamie Raskin, the Democratic Representative from Maryland, Ramirez demanded a “complete investigation into Secretary Noem’s unlawful and potentially impeachable actions.”
Joseph Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and Michael Glasheen, operations director of the National Security Branch of the FBI, appear before the House Committee on Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Ramirez accused Noem of unethical behaviour and alleged that she made “false and misleading” statements to Congress about DHS and ICE operations.
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A protester interrupts as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) 
