Late-Night Hosts Celebrate Trump’s Firing of Kristi Noem: ‘Deport Her to El Salvador’

President Donald Trump on Thursday fired Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem —much to the delight of late-night hosts. Noem’s departure had the jokes rolling in, with several hosts proposing possible punishments for Noem, who has faced several weeks of public scrutiny, personal scandal, and bad press. On The Late Show , Stephen Colbert could not contain his glee.

“Let’s talk about Kristi Noem getting fired!” he said as he opened his monologue. “It’s too soon to know why Kristi Noem is gone. Before we find out any more information about what happened, I just want to say with absolute certainty: She is a domestic terrorist who deserves to go to Gitmo.” He added, “I’m sorry, I’m being told that’s not true.

But you know what, I acted on the information we had at the time.” Colbert recounted how Trump announced the news on social media, as usual. “The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida,” the president wrote.

“Sounds like someone’s about to become the new FIFA Secretary of Homeland Security,” Colbert quipped. “Well, at least Noem can fall back on all her other jobs: cowboy, soldier, and village crone who tells you exactly when you’ll die.”