The farmer and small-business owner turned elected official has made headlines for being a possible vice presidential candidate and killing an "untrainable" dog.

Kristi Noem, South Dakota's firebrand Republican governor, faced questioning Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former representative from South Dakota, is being questioned before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a cordial hearing.

Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump's pick for Homeland Security Secretary, said she would bring bring back some of Trump's border policies, including the "remain in Mexico" policy that keeps migrants out of the U.

South Dakota governor Kristi Noem is set to have a confirmation hearing as Trump's pick for Department of Homeland Security secretary on Friday.

Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News White House Correspondent and Rev. Al Sharpton, Host of “Politics Nation” on MSNBC join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to break down Kristi Noem’s confirmation hearing to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security,