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Kristi Noem

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

So under TSA, which I have under the Department of Homeland Security, we implemented it at our airlines and it's amazing, Patrick.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

We have over 90% compliance.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

I think the last time I checked, 94% compliance with that.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

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.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

They can use a tribal or military ID.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

But we want to know that when we're

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

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.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

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.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

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

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

as a number one priority.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

You know, a lot of times those questions like what you were talking about, people don't like the biometrics being mandated.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

I hear some pushback on that, but we don't have those mandated at the department or for the federal government.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

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.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

The question becomes, it's not whether they trust you or not.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

It's who's coming next.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

And at what measures can they take it?

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

You know, they'll look at Palantir and a movie came out recently called Mercy with Chris Pratt.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

I don't know if you've seen it.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

I don't know if you have time to watch movies.

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ā€œBiometrics Are NOT Mandatedā€ - Kristi Noem PUSHES BACK On REAL ID Surveillance FEARS

If you have a chance to go see a movie, it's worth watching because it's about...