US EditionNoem lent Melania Trump one of DHS’ luxury jets as an ‘insurance policy,’ report says
Outgoing DHS Secretary Kristi Noem allowed Melania Trump to use a $270 million DHS-leased luxury jet to shield herself from criticism over costly taxpayer-funded travel, officials said.
- This past week, Kristi Noem, outgoing Homeland Security Secretary, allowed Melania Trump, former First Lady, to use a DHS-leased luxury jet as an 'insurance policy' to deflect criticism over taxpayer-funded travel, Axios reported.
- Long before lending the jet, Kristi Noem's aircraft drew notice for requests like a queen-size bed and apartment-like interiors shown at her congressional hearing.
- The Department of Homeland Security aircraft features a queen-sized bed, bar, and flat-screens, while two Gulfstream jets purchased for $172 million and three planes worth $270 million face criticism.
- The arrangement risks deepening political fallout as Noem, facing criticism and replacement, may further strain her ties with the Trumps over the jet use, analysts say.
- Amid wider criticism of DHS, reporting shows Axios and The Independent framed the jet loan as a calculated protection plan, while The New York Times reported Melania was at the White House less than 13% between January and early May 2025.
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‘She’s Gonna Take Them All Down’: Kristi Noem Reportedly Pulled Melania Trump Into Luxury Jet Scandal in Desperate Bid to Save Her Job — Now Allies Are Bracing for What She Might Do Next
It’s been a couple of days since the former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was fired amid her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week. The 54-year-old was grilled about her handling of the DHS raids in Minneapolis, $220M ad campaign, her use of a private jet for ICE “deportations,” and an alleged extramarital affair at the hearings before she was terminated. Noem reportedly had a desperate attempt to save herself fr…
Noem lent DHS jet to Melania Trump as ‘insurance policy’: report
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reportedly allowed first lady Melania Trump to use one of the Department of Homeland Security’s luxury jets for what one official described as an “insurance policy” against criticism over taxpayer-funded travel.As first reported by Axios, Noem and her...
Noem lent Melania Trump one of DHS’ luxury jets as an ‘insurance policy,’ report says
Ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had lent first lady Melania Trump one of the agency’s luxury jets as an “insurance policy” to protect her from backlash over her spending of taxpayer dollars, according to a new report.
After the dismissal new revelations come out about the secretary to Homeland Security. He flew on the luxury plane also the first lady, thinking that he would protect her politically
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