Washington DC - Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was recently put on the spot after she tried to push anti-government sentiments, even though she is now a federal employee under President Donald Trump.

On Sunday, Noem sat down for an interview on the CNN show State of the Union, during which anchor Dana Bash pressed her about how a recent report claimed Elon Musk – Trump's top advisor and head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) – is being given access to FEMA's sensitive disaster data, which is housed within her agency.

Noem argued that she is working with Musk to conduct an "audit of the federal government," and she has requested the "authority to reprogram funds."

When Bash asked if she was "comfortable" with the world's richest man having such unprecedented access to federal resources, Noem confidently stated, "Absolutely."

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"I remember a time when Republicans were very careful about, and worried about the government, particularly unelected people, having access to our personal data," Bash said.

Noem bizarrely clapped back, "We can't trust the government anymore," to which Bash pointed out, "You are the government."

The MAGA Republican attempted to explain herself, but ultimately went on to further defend Musk, who she claimed has "gone through the processes to make sure that he has the authority."

Critics on social media have been slamming Noem for her comments, with most arguing that it appeared she was suggesting the Trump administration and officials within it such as herself "can't be trusted."

But others pointed out that the anti-government sentiment she was attempting to convey has been repeated so many times by MAGA Republicans that it has completely lost all meaning, especially now that Trump is back in office.

MAGA fans conversely argued that liberals were taking her comments out of context, as one user argued that Noem, Trump, and Musk are creating a government that will be given "back to the people."