Kristi Noem told a preposterous story demonizing immigrants in high-profile public remarks alongside President Donald Trump and on Fox News last summer, about a cannibal who ate other people and then, on his Immigration and Customs Enforcement deportation flight, began to eat himself. At the time, The Intercept was unable to substantiate any part of the tale.
Now, three officials from federal law enforcement agencies — including Noem’s own Department of Homeland Security — with knowledge of the allegations say the entire story was fabricated.
“It is completely false,” said one senior law enforcement official who is familiar with the allegation but not authorized to speak publicly on the subject.
Two other federal law enforcement officials echoed this, telling The Intercept that the claims were ludicrous and that there was no evidence corroborating the story.
27 Comments
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip · 17 pts · 200d
“They go to a different school, you probably wouldn’t know them” -ICE Barbie
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 200d
That settles it. Trump (and others in the Epstein class) were doing cannibalism.
It's always projection.
rayyy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 200d
YES! In fact, cannibalism was mentioned 52 times in the Trump-Epstein files.
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 200d
Assuming Noem wasn't lying (I know, a stretch) why the fuck would you not charge a cannibal with crimes? What does deporting do?
SkavarSharraddas@gehirneimer.de · 14 pts · 200d
If you deport a cannibal to another country they will eat the people there, so there's less of them to come into your country. Isn't that obvious?
frongt@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 200d
Why imprison them domestically when you could just deport them and make it another country's problem?
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 200d
Can't you argue deporting a dangerous person without bringing them to justice endangers absolutely everyone?
If I could come here and be a cannibal, what she is saying the worst thing that happens to me is I get deported back home?
frongt@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 200d
Typically they're imprisoned in their home countries if they're really a threat to the public.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 200d
Often, they're imprisoned (or executed) even if they aren't
usrtrv@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 200d
Also is the act of canabalism in and of itself a crime? If I eat my own leg, who's the victim?
supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 200d
Big Pants
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 200d
Pretty sure it's not an actual crime in most places. Most cannibals are also murderers or they are charged with crimes related to corpse desecration.
usrtrv@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 200d
Exactly, this is just a ploy to conjure up emotions.
joekar1990@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 200d
What you are kidding me?! They lied!? Not the party that told us they were eating the cats, they're eating the dogs!
bstix@feddit.dk · 8 pts · 200d
Plastic doesn't age well I see.
She's 54. Act like it.
stoy@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 200d
Though on the other hand, she does currently look insane, so that does seem to fit her.
bstix@feddit.dk · 6 pts · 200d
I usually refrain myself from commenting on other people's appearances, because God knows I was last in queue, but when someone goes out of their way, and spends lots of money to look like a clown, it's only fair for them and everyone else to laugh at them.
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 200d
And act like a clown
phutatorius@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 200d
Canicide does that to a person.
Nobodyjustnobody@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 200d
I can't believe she's only ten years older than me, I hope the next decade isn't as rough on me.
Also, she's a Nazi
SoupBrick@pawb.social · 7 pts · 200d
"I saw him eat his fingernails, TELL ME THAT ISN'T CANNIBALISM!"
paul@lemmy.org · 2 pts · 200d
Even worse it's.....AUTOCANNIBALISM!! DUN DUN
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 200d
Autophagy
ieatpwns@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 200d
So like is this a confession?
aeration1217@lemmy.org · 4 pts · 200d
completely on brand for a bunch of Christians or faux Christian conservatives
grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one · 2 pts · 200d
Magamuffins just love eating up this sorta crap…
Maeve@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 200d
It's almost like cannibals hold high government offices and take private jets to private islands or possibly end up in prison for not speaking properly at all times of said high office holders. Getting uppity, some say.