‘See you at Nuremberg 2.0’: Sen Ron Wyden issues blistering statement on Kristi Noem’s firing
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Ron Wyden posted a scathing statement on social media minutes after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired from her position: “Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0”
Noem was fired from her position on Thursday as criticism mounted over the administration’s handling of its immigration policies and disaster response. Trump said Noem will be out of the Department of Homeland Security’s top role at the end of March.
Noem’s handling of policy was particularly contentious in Oregon with protests at Portland’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility stretching on for months. The department played a major role in the administration’s failed attempt to the deploy the National Guard in the city.
Wyden’s comments referencing the Nuremburg Trials — international criminal trials against the leaders of Nazi Germany following WWII — mark one of the sharpest criticisms of the Trump administration by a sitting senator to date. [Continue reading…]
Turns out lawlessness is not a winning strategy. See you at Nuremberg 2.0
— Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) Mar 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM