I need to say this: I never...ever... not anywhere... put my bag on the floor.

[madaboutharry]

I don’t get it. The floor, especially in restaurants and other public places is DIRTY. People track in all kinds of awful things on the bottom of their shoes from the street and from public restrooms. Sorry, but just yuck.

Why Kristy Noem would put a Gucci bag, which cost at least $1,000, along with a Louis Vuitton wallet and all that money, on the floor, makes little to no sense to me.

It would have been something if she decided to take that $50,000 Rolex off and tuck it in her purse. 🙃

I also have a question. Why hasn’t the surveillance video been released? Or did I miss it?

[beaglelover]

1. Most decent restaurants give you a chair to put your bag on or something to hang it on.

Who knows what type of establishment Noem was eating in.

[John1956PA]

29. I think this is a photo of the interior of the restaurant, Capital Burgers Restaurant.

[radical noodle]

55. She needed $3000 for that place?

The whole story is fishy.

[Walleye]

2. Looks like half of Trump's cabinet is drunk half the time

[markodochartaigh]

20. And the other half

is drunk all of the time.

[Walleye]

21. Good one

[elleng]

3. I read it was not on the floor, but hanging from back of her chair.

(I may be wrong.)

I DO put my bag on the floor, OFTEN, and usually less than $20 therein.

[madaboutharry]

8. Multiple reports state it was on the floor.

Sources describe how Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem’s Gucci bag was stolen from under her chair.

CNN
—
The man who allegedly stole a Gucci bag loaded with cash from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was sitting at the table next to hers, according to video of Sunday’s incident reviewed by Secret Service investigators.

The surveillance footage of the incident at The Capital Burger restaurant in Washington, DC, showed the suspect purposefully moving close to Noem as he zeroed in on her Gucci bag near her feet, a law enforcement source said.

The thief, dressed in dark clothing, sat down at an empty table next to Noem with his back facing her and used his left foot to slide the bag away, the source said. He surveyed the restaurant before eventually picking up the bag, covering it with his jacket and leaving.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/04/22/politics/kristi-noem-theft-gucci-bag-details

[Walleye]

23. I bet she flashed that cash in public like the country bumpkin that she is

Either that or she was going to meet her dope dealer and he just decided to take her money. Crackpot conspiracy theory. But what was the three grand in cash for?

[Ilsa]

45. According to the story I heard. she was carrying cash

because her family was in town for the weekend, including grandchildren. They were going to use cash for shopping, eating out, gifts, etc.

I can understand her not wanting to use her card with her name on it. I'd be paranoid as hell if i was in F47's Cabinet.

[orangecrush]

24. Brush pass

[Cha]

52. HHS Couldn't even Secure her own Gucci Bag

full of Cash when the thief was right Next to her.

Mahalo for your OP, Mad!

[tanyev]

12. Yep, that's why I never buy expensive purses.

On the floor and between my feet.

[dflprincess]

16. Never, never hanging on the back of the chair - way to easy for to get picked off

Several years ago the local police put out warnings about hanging purses on your chair - and released videos showing just how easy they are to steal that way.

[AllyCat]

36. I have a travel bag that has all kinds of safety features to protect against theft.

One is a clipped shoulder strap that has to be twisted to unclip. I hook that through the bars on the chair. If there is nothing to clip it to, it goes on the tops of my feet with the strap around my leg.

[Linda ladeewolf]

40. I usually wear slacks, I tuck the strap

Under my leg. Someone touches it and they get it with the fork. I use what’s available, and I don’t drink.

[Mossfern]

61. Me too

Sometimes some well meaning person admonishes me not to put my bag on the floor - but their reasoning is usually superstitious. Very often there's no other place to put it and it's really really uncomfortable to put it on your lap - hanging it from the back of a chair just invites someone to lift it.

The worst is in a public bathroom where the hook on the stall door has been broken off.
Oh the tribulations of carrying a purse!

[Raine]

4. Some experts have said to put it on the floor and

put your foot thru the strap. I don't like putting things on the dirty floor though.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

62. I wonder what criteria

is required to be considered an "expert" on where women should put their purses in a restaurant?

[Raine]

67. Probably a man who never carries a purse. 😆 nt

[Tickle]

5. I've put my coach bag on the floor next to me

at restaurants. especially if there are no empty chairs. I don't find that weird at all 😕

[AllyCat]

37. Ewww...everyone's feet have been there.

Just saying…maybe a change in habit would be a benefit?

[Tickle]

39. I'm good with it, but thank you NT

[womanofthehills]

65. Sometimes putting it on the floor between your legs

Feels much safer than hanging it off the chair. I’ve done this lots of time. However- my purse is only $30 and washable. Other than that - I’m a country girl who cleans up chicken coops so germs or dirty not a big thing compared to a stolen bag.

[AllyCat]

44. 👍

[Iris]

59. I would say the main thing is never, ever put it on the table at home or out

[bucolic_frolic]

6. I still wonder if the details are jumbled or contrived to deceive the public

Note that everyone's focused on this or that expensive item, or $3000, or designer labels, but the phone ... compromised ... contacts and network of a cabinet secretary ... any government would want it.

[madaboutharry]

10. I think her phone and her access pass are of particular concern.

To me it shows a serious level of carelessness.

[Cha]

53. Oh yeah.. I hadn't even thought about that yet...

That puts this Theft in a whole other level.

TY

[AllyCat]

38. These idiots are so stupid. And they are compromising our

Safety and security

[70sEraVet]

43. I didn't remember seeing the phone listed as one of the items in the purse.

But you're right about that being worth a lot of money to many governments.

[Irish_Dem]

7. Her Gucci purse is worth $4400, and the Louis Vuitton wallet is $600.

A Gucci B large shoulder bag, of the type Noem was carrying, is available for $4,400, per the label’s website.

The stolen pocketbook had a Louis Vuitton Clemence Purse inside, which sells for $600, according to a complaint filed with local police.

https://nypost.com/2025/04/21/us-news/kristi-noems-purse-with-3k-cash-inside-snatched-by-thief-during-outing-at-dc-restaurant/

[LisaM]

30. They probably took it for the purse alone.

Stolen bags are easy to re-sell.

[Irish_Dem]

56. Right it could be easily re-sold.

[spooky3]

32. Reminds me of when Al Bundy reported that his car had been stolen

Al: “…and two Picassos - and take one for yourself.”

Officer Dan: “thanks, buddy!”

[Irish_Dem]

57. Who knows what else Noem had stashed in her purse.

[MIButterfly]

35. Where did she get that kind of money?

Is her family wealthy?

$4400 for one purse? That's just ridiculous, even for a rich person.

I guess the rich really are different from the rest of us.

[Irish_Dem]

60. She is part of the Trump Crime Syndicate with access to ALL US wealth.

Insider trading, market manipulation, unlimited expense accounts, etc.
Kristi has been parading around making videos wearing expensive tailor made outfits.

Most likely the purse and wallet are taxpayer funded too.

[Lonestarblue]

9. Any woman who has lived in a good sized city knows to keep her purse in her lap.

No hanging it over the back of the chair, no putting it on the floor, no putting it in an empty seat at the table. When you’re out in public, use a small cross-body bag and keep it on all the time. Noem is not very bright.

[malaise]

11. As in never

Rec

[wordstroken]

13. That's the first thing I thought of, too. Putting a purse on the floor is disgusting.

On lap, under napkin so it’s being felt constantly; or hang off back of chair with shoulder touching at all times.

🦋 wordstroken

[Nigrum Cattus]

14. why do we even know about this ?

was the cash a bribe ?

[Rebl2]

41. Have wondered

that as well.

[yellow dahlia]

15. Thank you!

Ewww! So many woman automatically put their purse on the floor - everywhere.

I often say - why? The public floor contains everything tracked on peoples' shoes - Round Up, dog poop, cat pee, and all matter of yucky things.

At the Dahlia household, we have outdoor shoes and indoor slippers.

Now you know way more about me than you want to.

[madaboutharry]

26. The madaboutharry House: Shoes Off!

Outdoor shoes, indoor slippers.

In addition to not tracking the outdoor world into your house, you will add years of life to your floors and carpets.

[yellow dahlia]

31. Simpatico!

[Rebl2]

42. I have shoes

I wear outdoors only and shoes I only wear in the house-never outside.

[tavernier]

17. NEVER on the floor anywhere,

including my own home, friend’s homes, and automobiles. I’ve seen studies showing the bacteria on purses that are parked on floors. Once your hands come in contact and then touch your face, you may as well be giving yourself a shit facial.

[FormerOstrich]

18. I hate purses...

but when I carry one I make sure I can hang it next to me....I have bought several of these for my friends and self. I'm sure these are in her budget.

https://sciplus.com/friction-activated-purse-hook/?searchid=1754657&search_query=purse+hook

[claudette]

54. I always wear a

purse with an overbody strap so I never fear leaving my purse behind as I once did. Any tote bags with items get hung on a chair where I can keep an eye on them or have physical contact. NEVER on ANY floor. Yuck

[Beacool]

19. I'm still chuckling that ICE Barbie had her purse stolen.

But, I agree. At my first job after college in NYC, three of us went out to lunch. The place was crowded. We sat, two on one side of the table, the third person facing us. The woman on the other side of the table had put her bag on the floor. We spent the entire lunch hour eating and chatting. None of us noticed when someone stole her bag. That's how good and fast these thieves are, we never saw it.

[orangecrush]

22. Brush pass.

[Skittles]

25. on the rare occasion I use the floor

I always wrap the strap around my ankle......but then, I am not head of Homeland Security

[markodochartaigh]

27. Secretary. of. Homeland. Security.

And she can't even keep her purse from being stolen. She couldn't keep the country safe if we were attacked by Grenada in retaliation for Raygun's invasion.

[CanonRay]

28. Shea South Dakota hick

and dumb as dogs hit. 'Nuff said.

[mechtech]

33. Did she have a gun in there too?

I'm guessing why this is being slow-rolled and hushed is because, maybe, she had a gun in her bag too.
If a gun is stolen I believe most jurisdictions require the mising firearm to be reported immediately.
You never know when you might encounter a dog that needs to be shot. 🙈

[Ilsa]

46. I thought handguns in DC were a big no-no.

I guess she would get a special registration to conceal-carry though.

[orleans]

34. she did it b/c she's an absolute idiot!

maybe i set my huge "bag" on the floor when i was 16. b/c ... yuck! floors are filthy

[Figarosmom]

47. I know

I always keep it on my lap or if in a booth on the seat beside me closest to the wall. Putting it on the floor is dirty and asking for it to be left behind or stolen. I've seen people hanging their bag on the back of their chair too, that's just asking for it to be taken. If I have a lot of cash on me for whatever reason it's in my front pants pocket and if I'm going to be drinking i don't bring a purse, I wear clothes with good pockets.

What I can't get over is she didn't even have the common sense to protect her purse and we are to believe she can handle Homeland Security?

[elocs]

48. Guys don't get this about women's purses and bags, how they can be lost or stolen

because our wallets become a part of us. For us to hear that a woman lost her purse is like losing your hand. How could that happen--it's a part of you.
I once worked security at a local arena and for concerts when had to look in women's purses at the door. They would just open them so we could see if they were sneaking in any beer of booze to the concert. Huge purses, more like a saddle bag. One woman told me she didn't have anything in her big purse but there was stuff like a giant bottle of hand lotion and other stuff she would need in case she was stuck in the elevator overnight.
A young girl came late and I said I just need a quick peek and she had a big bottle of booze in it.

Although these days there are guys who carry backpacks everywhere that are like a purse.

[Renew Deal]

49. What kind of humble government serveant runs around with a $4400 purse?

It's a $8000 score for the thief.

$4,400 purse
$600 wallet
$3,000 cash

And lets not hope it was some spy that stole her DHS ID and passport.

[MorbidButterflyTat]

64. Unfortunately

the spies are in the White House.

[Bluethroughu]

50. Maybe she's pulling an insurance scam, because she is broke,

Elon cut her funding for his own bills.

[Ocelot II]

51. I agree. Not only might it get stolen or stepped on,

it will pick up all sorts of crud from the floor, which is not going to be clean no matter how nice the restaurant might be. I don't even put my cheap canvas bag on the floor - can't imagine doing it to an expensive one (if I had such a thing), even if it didn't contain $3K in cash, my passport, phone, DHS access badge, blank checks, credit cards, my medication and makeup.

[Meowmee]

58. I don't either, not out and not at home

Everyone knows floors are full of germs etc. Even in your home, you bring germs in on your shoes etc.

[senseandsensibility]

63. My first thought as well

I've sat through many a hockey game with my purse dangling from my knee by the strap to avoid placing it on the floor. I never put it on the floor at a restaurant either. It's actually easy to avoid if you carry a purse regularly. Kind of comes naturally to keep it clean and away from access by others.

[Hassler]

66. Gnome had the cash because her dealer

Doesn't take plastic. She's a druggy who can't think straight.