Worst. Administration. Ever.
House Democrats report: "It has come to our attention that, in the midst of a government shutdown, the USCG procured two new G700 luxury jets to support travel for you and the Deputy Secretary, at a cost to the taxpayer of $200 million. Based on the Department's public statement that you personally sign off on all DHS contracts that exceed $100,000 in value, and prior solicitations indicating that you are a primary user of these aircraft, we assume that you are involved in the approval of this contract. Indeed, from choosing to live rent-free in the Commandant's quarters, to defending Mr. Lewandowski's refusal to provide basic information about his special government employee status, to your frequent appearances at ongoing operations which require a diversion of resources to focus on your security, it appears you are routinely prioritizing yourself and those closest to you over the needs of the USCG servicemembers who protect this nation."
The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.
-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Oct 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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@#6 ... Didn't she use North Dakota as a personal piggy bank? ...
OK, I went to my search engine of choice, set a date range and asked about that.
One, of many, articles that were shown ...
American Oversight Sues South Dakota Governor for Records of Noem's Expenses (2022)
americanoversight.org
... On Tuesday, American Oversight sued the Office of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and the state's Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) for failing to release public records about expenses related to Noem's activities while in office.
The lawsuit seeks information related to Noem's travel expenses, including five out-of-state taxpayer-funded trips. The suit also seeks records of any legal costs incurred by taxpayers from the alleged forced retirement of the director of South Dakota's Appraiser Certification Program following Noem's intervention in her daughter's application for a state appraiser license.
In May, American Oversight submitted a records request to the Office of the Governor seeking records of costs associated with five trips taken by Noem early in 2022, including several with overtly partisan destinations, such as a Conservative Political Action Conference event in Florida and a state Republican Party convention in New York.
Under South Dakota's Sunshine Law, the public has a right to access government records, including "any state ... expenditure involving public funds." While the law contains a narrow exception for sensitive security information, the request submitted by American Oversight specifically excluded records of "costs related to Governor Noem's security associated with this travel."
But in June, the governor's office refused to release any expense records at all, claiming that allowing the public to see any details of Noem's travel spending would create a security risk, without explaining why it wasn't able to redact only specific information that might reasonably be described as security-related. American Oversight followed up later that month with a formal request, which was again denied. ...
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