Kristi Noem makes embarrassing geography blunder after remerging on TV to talk about her new job

Politics Kristi Noem makes embarrassing geography blunder after remerging on TV to talk about her new job By Ryan King Published June 14, 2026, 1:21 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Special Envoy to the Shield of the Americas Kristi Noem bungled her geography when asked about Washington’s best friend in South America. Noem, who is the US representative to a coalition of countries in the Western Hemisphere to combat drug cartels and other transnational criminal groups, listed El Salvador and Costa Rica. “Well, we’ve worked so much with El Salvador and migration issues and third country agreements,” Noem replied to Newsmax’s Greta Van Susteren on Saturday.

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