Members of Congress aren’t the only ones raising questions about Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s advertising budget.
Since Noem’s testimony on Capitol Hill last week that led to her imminent replacement at DHS, President Donald Trump himself has been asking aides about Noem’s spending, according toNBC News.
And specifically, he’s asking if Noem aide Corey Lewandowski personally benefited, the network reported.
Lewandowski, Trump’s first campaign manager during his 2016 run, has been employed as Noem’s senior adviser since at least April of last year.
The relationship between the two — who are both married — has been fodder for rumors for years and played a prominent role in questioning during Noem’s appearances in the House and Senate last week.
In the Senate, Republican John Kennedy of Louisianagrilled Noemabout whether Trump knew in advance about the $220 million Noem was spending on an advertising campaign about the DHS drive against illegal immigration.
In the House, as the liberal news outletHuffPoreported, California Democrat Sydney Kamlager-Dove, whose district includes parts of Los Angeles, asked Noem directly:
“Secretary Noem, at any time during your tenure, as director of Department of Homeland Security, have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?” Kamlager-Dove asked.
Noem bristled at the question, calling it “tabloid garbage.”
It was hardly the first time the subject has been raised publicly. In 2023, theNew York Postpublished a report citing “multiple sources” to state flatly that “Married Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has engaged in a years-long affair with longtime Donald Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski.”
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