President Trump said he still has confidence in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and won't ask her to step down from her position.

What started as sharp criticism of the Homeland Security secretary, and a longshot move by Democratic lawmakers signing onto impeachment legislation in the Republican-controlled House, has morphed into an inflection point for Noem, who has been the high-profile face of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement regime.

President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, in the Oval Office on Monday evening, two sources familiar with the meeting told CNN,

President Trump is keeping Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in her job — despite bipartisan calls for her ouster. But, he also made clear Tuesday that new leadership is needed in the aftermath of the Minnesota shootings fallout.

President Donald Trump defended HHS Sec Kristi Noem amid growing calls for her resignation following deadly federal immigration operations in Minnesota.

The president said, “No,” when asked if the Homeland Security secretary would step down.

President Trump said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not step down despite growing calls for her resignation. “No,” he told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if she’d resign.

President Donald Trump gave a vote of confidence to his embattled DHS Secretary Kristi Noem during a Fox News interview on Tuesday.

Questions about leadership at the Department of Homeland Security swirled outside the White House on Tuesday, but President Donald Trump