Kristi Noem 'blindsided' by cross-dressing husband who put her at risk for blackmail

Source: The Independent

Tuesday 31 March 2026 15:00 EDT


Ousted Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was “blindsided” by a report alleging that her husband has been posting photos of himself cross-dressing online.

National security experts said that Bryon Noem’s alleged activities could have put his wife at risk while she served in President Donald Trump’s cabinet, according to a bombshell Daily Mail report published Tuesday.

Kristi Noem, who was fired earlier this month by Trump, is said to be “devastated” by the report, which detailed how the alleged actions of her husband of more than 30 years left her “vulnerable to blackmail,” according to the Mail.

The newspaper obtained compromising photographs of Kristi Noem’s insurance mogul husband, allegedly shared online with strangers while she served as Homeland Security chief, where she carried out Trump’s sweeping anti-immigration operation. “The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at the time,” Kristi Noem’s representatives reacted in a statement to The New York Post.

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