Kristi Noem CONFIRMED; VANCE: don’t care what score was; Trump: Terminate 88K IRS Agents or Border

Noem Confirmed

“The Yays are 59, the Nays are 34, the nomination is confirmed.”

Noem confirmation vote:

• 59 yes
• 34 no
• Nomination confirmed
• 9th DHS Secretary

Kristi Noem:

• South Dakota Governor (2019-2025)
• Conservative Republican
• Trump first-term cabinet list
• Border security focus
• DHS Secretary

DHS Secretary role:

• Homeland Security oversight
• ICE (Immigration Customs)
• CBP (Border Patrol)
• TSA
• FEMA
• Cybersecurity
• Immigration policy

Vance Commentary

“As I learned with the Buckeyes just a week ago, when you win the championship you don’t give a damn what the score was.”

Vance’s framework:

• Ohio State Buckeyes
• National Championship just won
• Close victory
• Championship still champion
• Score doesn’t matter

Ohio State 2025:

• National Championship
• Won vs Notre Dame
• Vance Ohio native
• Personal framework
• Sports analogy

Hegseth Championship

“We won the championship on this one, we’ve got a great secretary defense, we’re proud of him and he’s going to do a great job.”

Vance framework:

• Hegseth 51-50 = championship
• Great Secretary Defense
• Proud
• Great job ahead

“Thank you all, take care.”

Hegseth Oath

“Stand on the Bible, raise your right hand and repeat after me.”

The oath ceremony:

• Bible stand
• Right hand raised
• Repeat after framework
• Personal ritual

“I, Pete Hexif, I, Pete Hexif, do solemnly swear, do solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, the duties of the office of which I am about to enter. So help me God. So help me God. Congratulations Mr. Sancho.”

The oath structure:

• Standard federal oath
• Defense of Constitution
• Against all enemies
• Foreign and domestic
• True faith and allegiance
• No mental reservation
• Faithfully discharge duties

“Congratulations Mr. Sancho” — transcription artifact.

IRS 88,000

“On day one I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents, you know they hired, they hired or tried to hire 88,000 new workers to go after you.”

The IRS expansion:

• Biden Inflation Reduction Act
• $80 billion IRS funding
• 87,000+ new agents (exact number)
• Over 10 years framework
• Enhanced enforcement

Trump’s Day 1 halt:

• Immediate halt
• No new IRS agents
• Executive authority
• Funding framework

Terminate or Border

“And we’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we’ll move them to the border. I think we’re going to move them to the border.”

Trump’s framework:

• Terminate all
• Or move to border
• Option weighing
• Leaning toward border
• Humorous framework

Gun Framework

“Well they’re allowed to carry guns, you know they’re so strong on guns, but these people are allowed to carry guns so we’ll probably move them to the border.”

Trump’s humor:

• Democrats anti-gun generally
• IRS agents can carry guns
• Irony framework
• Border duty
• Repurposing framework

The IRS Criminal Investigation division:

• Armed agents
• Federal law enforcement
• Limited scope typically
• Criminal tax investigation
• Firearms authorized

Circa Las Vegas Rally

Trump’s Circa event:

• Casino resort venue
• Derek Stevens owner
• Las Vegas Fremont Street
• First week anniversary
• Post-election framework

Nevada 2024 framework:

• Trump won state
• First time in three campaigns
• 2016 lost, 2020 lost, 2024 won
• Swing state capture
• Historic framework

Hegseth Confirmation Vote

The 51-50 vote:

• Republican Hegseth supporters: 47
• Republican Hegseth opponents: 3 (Murkowski, Collins, McConnell)
• Democrat Hegseth support: 0
• VP Vance tiebreaker: 51

The Championship analogy:

• 51-50 closest possible confirmation
• Equivalent to overtime win
• Vance tiebreaker decisive
• Championship still championship
• Vance’s framework

Noem vs Hegseth Votes

Noem: 59-34 (bipartisan support) Hegseth: 51-50 (maximum partisan)

The different support:

• Noem less controversial

• Former Republican governor

• Border security focused

• Some Democratic support

• Hegseth more controversial

• Fox News host background

• Military reform controversial

• Allegations disputed

• Strict partisan vote

Buckeyes Championship

Ohio State 2024 National Championship:

• Won vs Notre Dame
• January 2025 final
• Multiple close games
• Score analysis framework
• Champion regardless

Vance’s Ohio connection:

• State senator once
• Ohio roots
• Buckeyes fan
• Personal framework
• Victory celebration

Hegseth Path Forward

Secretary Hegseth’s mission:

• Warrior ethos restoration
• Military rebuilding
• Deterrence reestablished
• DEI elimination
• Various reforms

The confirmation path:

• Difficult path
• Various allegations
• Eventual confirmation
• Narrow framework
• But confirmed

88,000 IRS Context

The 87,000 figure (sometimes rounded to 88,000):

• Inflation Reduction Act 2022
• $80 billion over decade
• 87,000 new workers total
• Enforcement, service, IT
• Not all agents

The framework:

• Democratic framework: improved service
• Republican framework: middle class target
• Actual usage mixed
• Political controversy
• Trump opposition

Trump’s framework:

• All 88,000 subject
• Either terminate or redeploy
• Border framework preferred
• Politically popular

Border Enhancement

Border enforcement context:

• Border Patrol existing: ~19,000
• ICE agents: ~20,000
• CBP officers: ~27,000
• Various other agencies
• Adding 88,000 substantial

Addition:

• Nearly doubling border forces
• Various experience levels
• Training requirements
• Integration challenges
• But aggressive framework

Trump’s Gun Humor

Trump’s framework:

• Democrats anti-gun generally
• IRS agents armed
• Hypocrisy framework
• Repurposing humor
• Border duty logical

The framework captures:

• Political irony
• Practical repurposing
• Rally humor
• Memorable framework
• Viral potential

Significance

The video captured:

1. Noem confirmation: 59-34 bipartisan
2. Hegseth oath: Formally sworn in
3. Vance Buckeye analogy: Championship regardless
4. IRS 88,000: Terminate or border
5. Las Vegas rally: First week celebration

The Noem confirmation with bipartisan support captured Democratic acknowledgment of Trump’s DHS pick. More mainstream than some Trump picks.

Vance’s Buckeye analogy humanizes the VP. Sports framework, Ohio pride, Hegseth celebration. VP developing public persona.

The 88,000 IRS framework represents major policy framework. Biden-era expansion being reversed or redeployed. Working-class concern about IRS expansion addressed.

The gun/border framework combines Trump’s humor with substantive policy. IRS agents to border both reduces IRS threat and enhances border framework.

Key Takeaways

• Noem confirmation: “The Yays are 59, the Nays are 34, the nomination is confirmed.”
• Vance on Buckeyes analogy: “As I learned with the Buckeyes just a week ago, when you win the championship you don’t give a damn what the score was. We won the championship on this one, we’ve got a great secretary defense, we’re proud of him and he’s going to do a great job.”
• Hegseth oath: “I, Pete Hexif, do solemnly swear, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic … So help me God.”
• Trump on IRS: “On day one I immediately halted the hiring of any new IRS agents, you know they hired, they hired or tried to hire 88,000 new workers to go after you and we’re in the process of developing a plan to either terminate all of them or maybe we’ll move them to the border.”
• Trump on gun framework: “Well they’re allowed to carry guns, you know they’re so strong on guns, but these people are allowed to carry guns so we’ll probably move them to the border.”