US Official Sparks Backlash After Making Stunning Request for Taxpayer Money: 'Waste, Fraud, and Abuse'

US official sparks backlash after making stunning request for taxpayer money: 'Waste, fraud, and abuse'

In a Reddit forum focused on politics, one Redditor drew attention to a controversial request made by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: a $50 million private jet. Democratic Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois expressed outrage about "wasting taxpayer dollars on luxury travel." According to an article by Military.com, Noem requested a new $50 million long-range Gulfstream jet to replace the private jet she currently uses for travel. It w…

Kristi Noem fails to follow her own advice with taxpayer money

During her tenure as the governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem liked to remind legislators at budget time that the money they were dealing with was not their own. From a 2019 address to the Legislature: “I’m committed to maintaining the fiscal integrity for which our state is known. We won’t spend money we don’t have. We will not raise taxes.” From 2022: “I recognize that taxpayer dollars are not our own — they belong to the people of South Da…

Noem fails to follow her own advice with taxpayer money

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem delivers her 2025 State of the State address to lawmakers at the Capitol in Pierre on Jan. 14, 2025. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)During her tenure as the governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem liked to remind legislators at budget time that the money they were dealing with was not their own.  From a 2019 address to the Legislature: “I’m committed to maintaining the fiscal integrity for which our state is k…