Hawaii fire survivors outraged after Kristi Noem accuses them of sexual favors

Hawaii fire survivors outraged after Kristi Noem accuses them of sexual favors

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sparked outrage by dramatically misrepresenting a study about survivors of the 2023 Hawaii wildfire in Maui and claiming that "1 in 6" survivors exchanged sexual favors for basic supplies. The statistic, drawn from a limited survey of just 70 Filipino women, has become a political weapon in the Trump administration's ongoing campaign to dismantle the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Noem was speaking a…