A Florida Democrat punched a hole in the reason Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem gave for abruptly getting up and leaving a House Homeland Security Committee hearing just before another Democrat was poised to ask her five minutes' worth of questions.
Noem, who was accused of committing perjury and threatened with impeachment at various times, suddenly stood up and exited with her entourage just as Rep. Julie Johnson (D-TX) began to speak.
After Donald Trump’s appointee left, participants at the hearing were told that she had to get to pre-scheduled FEMA meeting.
However, as Rep. Moskowitz (D-FL) posted on X — the meeting had already been cancelled.
“Noem said she had to go chair the FEMA review council meeting. BUT I’m told that meeting was canceled,” he wrote.
That was backed up by NOTUS reporting, “Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem left a House hearing early on Thursday to attend a meeting about the future of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, drawing the ire of Democrats in the hearing room. The FEMA Review Council meeting was then abruptly canceled minutes before it was set to begin.”
The report added, “One source inside FEMA said they received a message that the meeting had been postponed until further notice,” while adding “it’s not clear whether Noem had prior knowledge that the FEMA council meeting had been canceled,” despite her overseeing the agency.