Noem's Border Wall Push, Romance Rumors, New Role

0:00It's March 30th from Hollywood to your headphones. This is Entertainment and Celebrity News. Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the Story. Christy Noah made one final push as Homeland Security Secretary, trying to greenlight 500 miles of new border wall near Big Bend National Park. In Texas, this came right before President Trump fired her earlier this month and insiders called it a clear distraction from her rocky tenure. The plan clasped hard with Border Patrol's strategy since they never planned a wall there and preferred tech solutions to secure the area. Trump shuffled her to a new role as Special Envoy for the Shield of the America's initiative, while tapping Oklahoma Senator Mark Wayne Mullen, too, replaced her at the department, critics slammed her time in charge as a total flop, especially over a $200 million ad campaign that showed her riding horses near Mount. Rushmore, that spot cost $20,000 for the horses alone, plus nearly $4,000 on hair and makeup,

1:00and over $52,000 on video. Production, sparking massive backlash. Rumors swirled about a romance between Noam and her top aide Cory Lewandowski, though both denied it. They were recently spotted side-by-side in Guyana, pushing an anti-crime program, but he's now out of the administration amid claims of a tough, fear-filled style that ruffled feathers. Noam's shift to her new Envoy gig wraps up a drama-filled chapter, leaving questions about how her border ideas and team shakeups will play into. Noam's bigger security push moving forward.