Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem praised Donald Trump for the fact that no hurricane appeared in this year’s hurricane season - a scene that shows how far reality has shifted in the political sphere. When a cabinet secretary publicly claims that a president kept storms away, it has nothing to do with politics anymore, but with blind superstition and desperate career protection. Lines like this do not happen by accident. They happen when loyalty becomes more important than common sense. When a government talks itself into its own worldview and blurs every boundary between nature, science, and the administration of power. It feels like a competition over who can deliver the most absurd displays of submission - and Noem delivers.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to Trump: "You made it through the hurricane season without a hurricane. You kept the hurricanes away. We appreciate that" - 🤣🤣🤣
One has to wonder what comes next. Gratitude for the sunrise? A presidential claim over the tides? A decree personally authorizing the rain? This is exactly where a politics leads that replaces reality with flattery.
That Noem says lines like this shows above all one thing: She is fighting for her position with every fiber she has. If necessary with statements one would expect more from a comedy format than from the cabinet of a country that calls itself a superpower. And that is the bitter point: Not the storms outside are the problem - but the storm of complete absurdity inside.
Investigative journalism requires courage – and your support.
Support our work against right-wing populism, disinformation, and violations of human and environmental rights. Every contribution goes directly into our daily reporting – we operate without advertising, without subscriptions, without corporations, without political parties. Our journalism is meant to remain freely accessible. For everyone.
Independent – Critical – For Everyone
Thank you for making our independent work possible.
Updates – Kaizen News Brief
All current curated daily updates can be found in the Kaizen News Brief.
To the Kaizen News Brief In English