CHARLESTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem used a visit to The Citadel to champion law enforcement while calling for character in leadership and accusing some Americans of being “addicted to being offended.”

In a 33-minute speech Nov. 6 at The Citadel Republican Society's annual Patriot Dinner, Noem asked the room of nearly 100 people to do one thing.

“Go out and encourage a law enforcement officer every chance you get,” she said inside Bastin Hall, adding, “That would absolutely mean the world to them.”

She later said “Being a Republican is being someone who sets an example.”

It marked the latest visit by various Trump White House administration officials to the Palmetto State this year, following in the footsteps of others including Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General

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