Donald Trump’s televised cabinet meetings are mostly known for the president doing a lot of boasting, along with the different cabinet members taking turns praising him. But a lot of people were watching Thursday’s meeting to see what the president had to say about embattled Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem.
Trump, however, wrapped up the meeting without acknowledging Noem at all. It was also a rare instance of the president ignoring reporters at a cabinet meeting.
According to Mediaite, the president wrapped up a cabinet meeting on Thursday without taking questions and without giving Homeland Security SecretaryKristi Noem a chance to speak.”
Trump has started his North Korea-style Cabinet meeting.
He only just started with his list of familiar lies, then typically he goes around the room and everyone must praise him profusely.
So maybe get to Q&A from the press … later this afternoon? pic.twitter.com/1rl8WP0x3g
— S.V. Dáte (@svdate) January 29, 2026
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“Trump hastily wrapped up a cabinet meeting on Thursday afternoon, saying he liked his more streamlined approach better than giving everyone in the room a chance to speak. Noem was present at the meeting, but not sitting close to the president, who was discussing strikes on alleged drug boats out of Venezuela when he offered a couple of shout-outs and wrapped things up.”
At another point during the meeting, Trump asked Vice President JD Vance if he wanted to speak, and the vice president replied, “It’s okay, sir, I’m just here for the free coffee,” Vance said. “And to say it’s an honor to serve with this group and we’re doing a lot of good for the American people.”
It was not remarked upon a social media that Trump neither directly praised nor called on his Homeland Security Secretary, who has been under fire due to the events in Minnesota. And CNN’s Kaitlan Collins noted that it was the first Trump cabinet meeting she has covered in which he did not take questions from reporters.
Trump completely ignored Kristi Noem at his cabinet meeting.
Why do you suppose that is? https://t.co/ofBrJathkA
— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) January 29, 2026
IMPEACH @Sec_Noem
“allowing Kristi Noem and some other cabinet members to speak.” https://t.co/2N3TYjAQDH
— Franco (@GeraldSwazo) January 29, 2026
“From ‘tough on illegals’ queen to persona non grata in one cabinet meeting.
Kristi Noem learning the hard way: loyalty to Trump lasts until it doesn’t. “— Davy Cruze (@DavyCruze) January 29, 2026
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