There is an old saying in politics: if you want loyalty, get a dog. The trouble for Kristi Noem is that she infamously shot hers as a 14-month-old puppy after failing to train it properly. So, freshly fired by Donald Trump, she has absolutely nowhere left to turn.

For her 13 months in post as US Homeland Security Secretary, Noem acted like the very model of a senior Trumpian official, right down to her choice of scandals. Every kind of excessive and outrageous act Trump could think of in the Oval Office, Noem managed to replicate in her department.

Almost as soon as she started in the role, Noem blew $220m (£165m) of taxpayer funds on an ad campaign with herself front and centre........

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