South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security nominee, criticized the California governor as she tried to reassure senators that she would avoid

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold disaster aid based on politics at her confirmation hearing Friday.

Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border policies and disaster relief.

Flags should fly at full staff in South Carolina, by order of Gov. Henry McMaster, for Monday’s presidential inauguration then return to half-staff honoring former President Jimmy Carter. President-elect Donald Trump prefers all flags to go up for the day.

The South Dakota governor on Friday didn't experience the rancor faced by other Trump cabinet nominees earlier in the week.

It is the strongest response Newsom has made so far in the week since the fires first erupted in the Los Angeles area.