Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Makeup, Horse Rental Alone for Noem's Cowboy Ad Cost $20,000

Kristi Noem spent almost $24,000 in taxpayer money on makeup and horse rental for the $143 million no-bid ad campaign that ultimately led to her dismissal.

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New details have emerged about the taxpayer-funded ad campaign featuring ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem riding on horseback.[image or embed]

-- Raw Story (@rawstory.com) Mar 23, 2026 at 10:30 PM

Comments

Cleetus the horse, looks like he's moping with intent to gawk.

I wonder if deep down, she wanted to shoot him in the face.

#1 | Posted by Wardog at 2026-03-24 09:58 AM

Do we know, for an actual fact, that she didn't?

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-03-24 10:01 AM

Jill Moody, the woman the horse was rented from, doesn't just run some random horse rental service and won a bid. She's a close friend of Noem. Noem heaped praised upon Moody in a 2022 facebook post. www.facebook.com

#3 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2026-03-24 10:13 AM

The only thing they know how to do is grift.

#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-24 10:15 AM

So much better use of money than giving food stamps to poor people.

#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-24 11:33 AM

. She's a close friend of Noem.

If I woke up with my head sewn to the carpet, I would not be more surprised.

#6 | Posted by Nixon at 2026-03-24 11:34 AM

That cost is not out of line.
It's not easy! putting makeup on a horse!

#7 | Posted by john_savage2 at 2026-03-24 12:26 PM

Looks about as real as Trump's assassination attempt.

#8 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2026-03-24 12:34 PM

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