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Omaha Steve

(106,523 posts)
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:21 AM Jun 18

Kristi Noem is 'alert and recovering' after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says

Source: AP

By REBECCA SANTANA and ERIC TUCKER
Updated 6:34 PM CDT, June 17, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman said.

“She is alert and recovering,” said the statement from department spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, who said the hospital treatment was out of an “abundance of caution.” Noem, 53, heads a sprawling department with roughly 260,000 employees handling immigration enforcement, airport security, disaster response and other matters.

She has been among the more high-profile members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, traveling extensively and maintaining a robust social media presence.

She is often the public face of his mass deportation effort, frequently goes out on immigration enforcement operations and has appeared in commercials encouraging immigrants in the country illegally to voluntarily leave the U.S.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-homeland-security-immigration-border-hospital-acab815b1bc9db61b1c90a1f17abeecb

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Kristi Noem is 'alert and recovering' after trip to hospital over allergic reaction, official says (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jun 18 OP
Why did she bother going to the fuckin' hospital? 3Hotdogs Jun 18 #1
Are there no gravel pits? Blue Owl Jun 18 #6
Diversion so pee wee german can take over deportations? SheltieLover Jun 18 #28
Sorry to hear that William Seger Jun 18 #2
LOL Prairie Gates Jun 18 #17
Same here. SheltieLover Jun 18 #26
Bad batch of Botox? Pachamama Jun 18 #3
That's Rebl2 Jun 18 #24
Nothing like being full of bad botulism. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 18 #43
Allergies my ass bucolic_frolic Jun 18 #4
How did they know? snowybirdie Jun 18 #5
LOL 2MuchNoise Jun 18 #39
That's nice. To hell with her. (nt) Paladin Jun 18 #7
Reaction to "Trump Stench". twodogsbarking Jun 18 #8
Too much botox jollyseas Jun 18 #9
Seems like "allergic reaction" is the Diamond_Dog Jun 18 #10
No info on what caused the reaction but the article implies it's all her traveling and hard work 😳 Deuxcents Jun 18 #35
Probably anaphylactic shock womanofthehills Jun 18 #37
Nonsense DENVERPOPS Jun 18 #57
she had visited a biohazard lab with RFK Jr. before she was hospitalized jollyseas Jun 18 #11
do you have a link for that? nt orleans Jun 18 #21
Here's one ... Moosepoop Jun 18 #29
thank you nt orleans Jun 18 #45
Here's a photo womanofthehills Jun 18 #36
That ts so interesting. Wonder what she got into? Srkdqltr Jun 18 #50
probably chemicals that rot your brain lapfog_1 Jun 18 #51
Wasn't she supposed to testify before Congress today? tinrobot Jun 18 #12
Damn! Bayard Jun 18 #13
"I don't care. Do you?" sinkingfeeling Jun 18 #14
Regardless, Botox can't cover the ugly inside. Brainfodder Jun 18 #15
Botox is short for botulism toxin Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 18 #49
What hospital did she go to? Nobody is saying, a quick Google shows nothing. Hotler Jun 18 #16
NOOOOOO niyad Jun 18 #18
No way she is alert. twodogsbarking Jun 18 #19
LOL 2MuchNoise Jun 18 #40
Go to the light, Kristi! Hassin Bin Sober Jun 18 #20
Try a bucket of cold water! BootinUp Jun 18 #22
Alert and recovering? Now that's a shame. Vinca Jun 18 #23
The nation holds its collective breath awaiting word on if... Hugin Jun 18 #25
We need to find out what Krusty Gnome is allergic to. jmbar2 Jun 18 #27
I'll take a swing at it... Hugin Jun 18 #30
Can't even stand herself! Canada Kid Jun 18 #31
Unfortunate. Basso8vb Jun 18 #32
The Botox entered her brain and too bad it didn't change age her brain cells to be a nicer person ! kimbutgar Jun 18 #33
There's nothing wrong with her. She's trying to delay having to defend her actions in LA AStern Jun 18 #34
Help ... call 911 ... I'm allergic to Kristi Noem FakeNoose Jun 18 #38
Yeh she looks alert now dweller Jun 18 #41
Andy Borowitz: sop Jun 18 #53
Damn ! republianmushroom Jun 18 #42
Well, that's disappointing news Deminpenn Jun 18 #44
Whatever it was that made her alert, I hope it continues. Gore1FL Jun 18 #46
Do we care? Jean Genie Jun 18 #47
Obviously a Latex Allergy reaction Teegraph Jun 18 #48
Allergic to the truth - it is a chronic problem for her and will continue. walkingman Jun 18 #52
Who gives a fuck?! InAbLuEsTaTe Jun 18 #54
Oh what happened Abstractartist Jun 18 #55
I hope she's okay... Mike Nelson Jun 18 #56
Damn, another prayer not answered... Enter stage left Jun 18 #58
Alergic reaction? She must have gotten too close to someone with a conscience. marble falls Jun 18 #59
I think this so called allergic reaction is a cover for a little "kidney surgery" a la Melania. LudwigPastorius Jun 19 #60

jollyseas

(8 posts)
9. Too much botox
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:12 AM
Jun 18

I suspect it is just a reaction to all that botox in her face,. She may want to rethink her face-sculpting decisions.

Diamond_Dog

(37,799 posts)
10. Seems like "allergic reaction" is the
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:13 AM
Jun 18

all purpose excuse journalists use when any high profile person is rushed to a hospital. I don’t totally buy it, but then I couldn’t care less what happens to her.

Deuxcents

(23,289 posts)
35. No info on what caused the reaction but the article implies it's all her traveling and hard work 😳
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:24 AM
Jun 18

womanofthehills

(10,079 posts)
37. Probably anaphylactic shock
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:35 AM
Jun 18

Cases keep rising every year. Food allergies are a big cause but I would be freaked out if I went to Fort Detrick and then got sick. Lots of lab accidents over there.

jollyseas

(8 posts)
11. she had visited a biohazard lab with RFK Jr. before she was hospitalized
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:18 AM
Jun 18

I just read over at The Daily Beast that she had visited a biohazard lab with RFK Jr. before she was hospitalized

tinrobot

(11,670 posts)
12. Wasn't she supposed to testify before Congress today?
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:19 AM
Jun 18

Probably allergic to questions about arresting brown people.

Hotler

(13,364 posts)
16. What hospital did she go to? Nobody is saying, a quick Google shows nothing.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:31 AM
Jun 18

Could she have gone to a VA hospital where the medical are now allowed to refuse treatment to a person because of their political views?

Hugin

(36,724 posts)
25. The nation holds its collective breath awaiting word on if...
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:59 AM
Jun 18

She’ll be able to play the violin.

jmbar2

(7,113 posts)
27. We need to find out what Krusty Gnome is allergic to.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:02 AM
Jun 18

To make sure that no one has easy access to it.

kimbutgar

(25,681 posts)
33. The Botox entered her brain and too bad it didn't change age her brain cells to be a nicer person !
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:20 AM
Jun 18

AStern

(465 posts)
34. There's nothing wrong with her. She's trying to delay having to defend her actions in LA
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:23 AM
Jun 18

Quit buying their bullshit.

sop

(15,347 posts)
53. Andy Borowitz:
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 07:24 PM
Jun 18

'Noem Poem'

"When I see Kristi, I will picket
My sign will read, REVENGE FOR CRICKET"

Gore1FL

(22,565 posts)
46. Whatever it was that made her alert, I hope it continues.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 03:30 PM
Jun 18

She's pretty out-of-it every time I've seen her.

Teegraph

(20 posts)
48. Obviously a Latex Allergy reaction
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 03:54 PM
Jun 18

from the Latex Mask she tried on with her faux cop uniform. Just so he could get the feel of it.

Mike Nelson

(10,675 posts)
56. I hope she's okay...
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 08:20 PM
Jun 18

... I want her to be fully well when her boss and his ideas are discredited. I know it's sometimes uncool to comment about someone's attractive or unattractive appearance, but I assume her "reaction" has something to do with all the cosmetic surgery I suspect she's done... she looks overdone. Too much stuff injected or implanted into the body can cause problems.

LudwigPastorius

(13,056 posts)
60. I think this so called allergic reaction is a cover for a little "kidney surgery" a la Melania.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:32 AM
Jun 19

I guess we'll know if she comes back from the hospital a cup size or two larger.

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