Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a Washington, D.C., hospital by ambulance on Tuesday. “Secretary Noem had an allergic reaction today. She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman said.

She is alert and recovering, the spokeswoman said, adding that she was taken to the hospital out of an abundance of caution.