Trump's Noem Gig: A Phony Promotion, Real Backlash

0:00It's April 17. I'm Cory with the story, and this is Entertainment and Celebrity News today, AI-powered and star-driven. The Trump team cooked up a brand-new government gig for Christie Knowham, calling her the special envoy for the shield of the Americas, just to block her. Senate run in South Dakota. They fired her as Homeland Security Secretary right before the Republican primary filing deadline, figuring this made up title would keep her too tied. Up to collect the 2,171 signatures needed in that tight 26-day window. Sources say the White House saw Knowham as a real risk to sitting Senator Mike Rounds because of her strong home state support, so they wanted her out of. The picture but still on payroll with zero real power. Noam Jumpton had first, hitting a five-nation tour in Latin America, snapping pics at official spots in Ecuador's capital, showing she was all in on. Trump's orders. Folks reacted quick. With California Rep. Lu blasting it online as a phony promo job, Trump whipped up on the spot.

1:04Knowham pushed back hard on her DHS record at a summit, bragging about locking down the border, stopping invasions, and deporting or removing over three. Million public safety threats in the past year. Even a border patrol boss called her the top secretary he'd ever worked under, a total patriot. But the plan backfired when Knowham treated the role like the real deal, leaning heavy on military and intel resources in the region. White House insiders admitted they never saw that coming, and now her reporting line got shifted from the Secretary of State straight to deputy. Secretary Chris Landau, which sources call a straight up humiliating downgrade. Word is Landau's shut the whole operation down, leaving Noam's sideline for good as primary season rose on, without her in the mix.