Why is Noem carrying around a $4,400 bag

[stollen]

and wearing a Rolex? Granted, she's doubled her salary since becoming Sec of Homeland Security, and she has SS with her. However, any American traveling to Paris will say their top concern is pick pockets and they guard against it, justified or not.

If DC is so "crime ridden," why does Kristi make herself such a target? Is she really just all about image and other Eva Braun bullshit, trying to improve her hick demeanor for her Master?

She took her family to a burger joint. She needs $3,000 for, say, 10 orders of burgers/fries at $15/each?

If DC is so "crime ridden," according to Noem herself, why is she setting herself up, and the country, as an obvious target?

Could it be, she's really THAT much out of her league, too self-possessed to comprehend the importance of her job description? She can't even secure her own valuables, let alone keep the homeland safe. I recommend getting rid of HLS. It's a waste of money.

[Walleye]

1. I know. To hear them tell it you can't walk down the street in any major city without getting raped or robbed. Yet she

Trusted the clientele of this restaurant to be honest. Disconnect.

[stollen]

2. She cannot walk the talk.

She's all artifice.

Meanwhile, the country took a pass on Clinton and Harris, two uniquely qualified women, to get this "thing." Trump missed the Barbie memo.

[Walleye]

18. Not only can't she protect her purse, but she can't deal with a rowdy puppy without shooting him. My idea of a bad

Person

[stollen]

37. Point taken

[Mike Niendorff]

3. About that $3k ...

It's possible she just randomly decided to carry $3,000 cash in pocket-money around with her that morning.

Or, it's also possible, that this big wad of cash was a payoff or bribe that got slipped to her earlier in day, and she just hadn't gotten home to unload it yet.

Just sayin'.


MDN

[Botany]

6. Why did she need that much cash?

What % of Americans now pay with their debit cards and or apps on their phones?

Something does not pass the smell test here.

[displacedvermoter]

11. An ounce of coke goes for about $3,000

Just saying.

[Bluethroughu]

20. Not the cola?

[displacedvermoter]

21. Pepsi not Coke!

[stollen]

7. Is the US so backward that it still carries cash

...in large bills, no less, in a "crime infested" city, in a $4,400 bag while wearing a Rolex? Most Europe cities have gone plastic. London is one of them.

Maybe having large sums of cash is part of her artifice, like stilettos are supposed to be? She may as well revamp Melania's infamous jacket to say, "Rob me."

[Meadowoak]

8. it's also possible she didn't have any cash, and lied.

[SheltieLover]

10. Yup. We only have her word regarding the contents & that's good for shit in my book

[ProfessorGAC]

33. Said The Same Yesterday

She's a professional liar. Why are we assuming she's telling the truth about this?

[stollen]

38. I don't assume the truth from her

when it's rather easy to debunk her stories, like you would a child's.

[dutch777]

12. The nose candy vendors only take cash. Or she was buying Easter eggs for the neighborhood. I bet the former.

[stollen]

39. Good point

Bottom line is, nobody carries around that kind of cash unless for surreptitious purposes.

[homegirl]

26. Or..

it never existed!

[stollen]

40. Insurance claim

Will the male SS head be fired, btw?

[Lovie777]

4. Made in China?...............

[Prairie Gates]

5. Any true bounder would have gone with the Hermes to the Capital Burger

[k_buddy762]

9. It goes with the rest of her

When she has $25k in plastic and rubber facial work and God only knows what else is rubber and plastic on her body, carrying around a $4k bag makes perfect sense.

I guess.

[marble falls]

13. More importantly, why are we carrying around a Kristi Noem?

[Emile]

14. For someone who pretends to be tough wearing

tactical gear and gripping an assault rifle, she can't even stop a small time thief. What a joke.

[Irish_Dem]

15. She loves to flaunt herself and her wealth.

Wearing expensive jewelry, clothing, flashy hair, make up etc.

She is a dramatic narcissist who love looking important and rich.
Like Hegseth.

[stollen]

16. She's the one who goes target shooting

...whether at bullseyes or domestic farm animals.

So why does she insist on making herself a target?

I think you've already laid out the reason. Plus, she's just dumb.

[itcfish]

17. Yesterday, She claimed

it was $3,000. Really who carries around that amount of cash? Probably paying for something that is not legal and wants no one to be able to trace the payment????

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Because her $50K handbags are not for travel? 🤔

[Traildogbob]

22. Needed to

Match the value of her watch. Accessories are important to your image as a leader.
I am surprised she was without a gun. Lots of free roaming dogs out there these days.
The party of the working class. Billionaires and Millionaires. All fighting for us commoners.
And tax payers are footing the bill of all her costumes and those accessories.

[Paladin]

23. Hey, I'm OK with her carrying around a $44,000 bag, as long as it puts her political career in the shitter. (nt)

[mercuryblues]

24. That amount of cash was a pay-off

She could not put it in the bank, so she has to spend it.

or...
It wasn't the cash they were after. The ID badge.

Some posts here stated the there was another purse snatching in the area a few days prior. I just watched a true crime where the killer broke into a few homes in the neighborhood prior to the murder. Then he broke into his own home, the same way to kill his wife.

[stollen]

41. First sentence makes sense.

Is she forcing a ransom on families with loved ones in El Salvador?

[dreamland]

25. Cash is not traceable

We just need to know who she was going to meet with after her lunch.

[stollen]

43. Or she is bribing families whose loved ones are incarerated?

And the families hired someone to steal it back?

A stretch...

[Midnight Writer]

27. I assume if the cash was "illegal" in any way then she would not have reported it stolen.

It would be like a drug dealer calling 911 to report their stash was stolen.

[AverageOldGuy]

28. A few observations

My wife and daughter both commented “I would never set my purse on the floor anywhere, especially not a restaurant what with grease, food spills, dirt tracked in. And that’s just asking for someone to snitch it.”

DC police investigate thefts of large amounts of cash because they figure anyone carrying 3 large is probably making a drug deal.

As for the $50,000 Rolex - I wear an original Rolex GMT Master, purchased at the Bien HOA, Vietnam, military exchange in 1970 on my way home from a year in the bush - $196.00. I ship it back to Rolex USA every 8 years for cleaning and adjustment and they tell me to insure it for $15,000!!

Norm is typical of the privileged know-nothings surrounding Trump.

[IA8IT]

30. Meth. We're on it. South Dakota........She's a flake

[Clouds Passing]

35. Meth...hitlers drug

[stollen]

44. First paragraph

...nor with that kind of money inside!

[pamdb]

29. puppy killer

And why the hell does she have her passport with her? In case she needs to make another flying visit for yet another prison photo op?

[stollen]

45. To pay off the El Salvadoran president

as a bribe for release of an inmate?

[IronLionZion]

31. Very suspicious, as if the thief must have known there was lots of cash inside

Everything about this story sounds suspicious. That was a brazen theft in front of plenty of people and secret service and security cameras. Nobody noticed anything?

Purse snatching sounds kind of old timey. One doesn't hear much of that in the news these days. We do hear a lot about carjackings and shoplifting.

So I'm pretty skeptical about this story.

[SARose]

32. Handbag on the floor

Heard yesterday Barbie’s bag was on the floor underneath her chair. The person who stole it was seated behind her at another table and used his foot to drag it over to him.

Handbag on the floor. Ladies - how many of you put your purse on a restaurant floor while dining?

That is so gross! When I am in a restaurant I

Place my purse on an empty seat near me;

Hang it on the back of my chair; or

Use the handbag hook my granddaughter gave me for Christmas. The hook hangs from the table.

Under no circumstances would I ever put my purse on the floor.

🤢

[stollen]

46. Thief must had a clear shot of purse

...perhaps saw her walking in with it? I'm gonna guess she chose a bright red colored bag encrusted with sparkly diamonds.

[LiberalArkie]

34. Trump does not hire anyone or associate with anyone who doesn't have a clean history. No one can be an aide or any

position who can not be blackmailed.

[IA8IT]

36. Willing to do anything for a free dinner. Lame side hustle

[struggle4progress]

42. It's some scam but we don;t know the details yet