Republican Senator John Curtis of Utah said that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem damaged public confidence by responding prematurely to a fatal shooting involving a Border Patrol officer in Minnesota . In a statement on X, Curtis said officials who rush to conclusions before all the facts are known “undermine public trust and the law-enforcement mission,” distancing himself from Noem’s early Department of Homeland Security response to the incident. “I disagree with Secretary Noem’s