Kristi Noem
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So under TSA, which I have under the Department of Homeland Security, we implemented it at our airlines and it's amazing, Patrick.
We have over 90% compliance.
I think the last time I checked, 94% compliance with that.
which means they can use their real ID when they get their ticket and check in through the security checkpoints, or they can use their passport.
They can use a tribal or military ID.
But we want to know that when we're
talking to an individual when they're flying on our airlines that they are who they say they are and that we make sure that they're not using an ID that would be falsified.
So while many years leaders didn't have the fortitude to enforce the law, when President Trump said we're going to be a nation of laws, we meant it.
And here at the Department of Homeland Security, we've followed through on implementing that law and making sure that people recognize that we took our security
as a number one priority.
You know, a lot of times those questions like what you were talking about, people don't like the biometrics being mandated.
I hear some pushback on that, but we don't have those mandated at the department or for the federal government.
That's optional at some of those security programs if people want to participate in it to speed up the identifications, but it has not been mandated under my leadership or President Trump's.
The question becomes, it's not whether they trust you or not.
It's who's coming next.
And at what measures can they take it?
You know, they'll look at Palantir and a movie came out recently called Mercy with Chris Pratt.
I don't know if you've seen it.
I don't know if you have time to watch movies.
If you have a chance to go see a movie, it's worth watching because it's about...