'Ask Qatar To Buy Her One': Noem Ripped for Allegedly Seeking $50M for New Private Jet
‘Ask Qatar To Buy Her One’: Noem Ripped for Allegedly Seeking $50M for New Private Jet
by Ailia Zehra | May 15, 2025 - 5:08am
— from Alternet
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ohio) criticized Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Wednesday, stating that the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security — on which Underwood serves as the ranking member — received a last-minute addition to the Coast Guard’s spending plan: $50 million for a new Gulfstream V jet intended for Noem’s personal use.
"She already has a Gulfstream 5, by the way, but she wants a new one paid for with your taxpayer dollars. We should be investing in our national security and improving the lives of our Coasties – not wasting taxpayer dollars on luxury travel and political stunts," Underwood wrote in a post on the social platform X.
Reacting to her post, former DHS spokesperson Alex Howard said in an X post: "This isn’t a spend plan — it’s a shopping spree. While Coasties fix ships with duct tape, Noem’s ordering her second Gulfstream like she’s replacing a stolen handbag. DHS under MAGA is less about homeland security, more about homeland celebrity."
Bloomberg columnist Matthew Yglesias wrote: "Should just ask Qatar to buy her one."
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http://www.smirkingchimp.com/thread/ailia-zehra/113849/ask-qatar-to-buy-her-one-noem-ripped-for-allegedly-seeking-50m-for-new-private-jet
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And both are extremely terrible at their jobs. 
She's getting used to the celebrity, and her net worth has gone up dramatically since 2017.
Why shouldn't she be able to travel in the stye befitting her importance?
Send in the DOGE, this girl's out of control.
https://themusicessentials.com/trending-pop-culture-news/kristi-noems-net-worth-revealed-from-rancher-to-homeland-security-secretary/
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