EXCLUSIVE: ICE Barbie Kristi Noem Makes Telling Move After Her Cozy Living Arrangement With Corey Lewandowski Is Exposed
Donald Trump's Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has moved from her private residence into a U.S. military installation, after her cozy living arrangement with senior adviser Corey Lewandowski was exposed by DailyMail.com.
Insiders tell DailyMail.com that Lewandowski, however, still makes trips to see his longtime rumored lover, now at her new digs at the Coast Guard Commandant's quarters.
The home is located within Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling on the waterfront in Southwest D.C., several miles from the posh Navy Yard neighborhood, where the two had been living.
Noem cites security concerns for her decision to relocate, but some insiders have ridiculed that rationale.
'Public safety is her concern here? That's rich,' one insider told DailyMail.com.
'She and her chief of affair(s) show up to every public safety event like it's a couples' retreat.
They argue Noem already has plenty of security and has exhibited little concern in her public appearances, joining agents at the border in
Mexico, an El Salvador prison, ICE raids in New York and at last month's anti-ICE riots in
Los Angeles.
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She's even been called 'ICE Barbie' for treating her Cabinet position like a
reality TV production, often joined on her trips by Lewandowski.
Lewandowski had served as Trump's campaign manager in 2016 and his senior adviser during the 2024 presidential race, but his role within the president's administration has always been murky.
However, the political operative, who has been described as Noem's 'de facto chief of staff,' has been seen accompanying the DHS secretary on various official trips.
Noem's recent move has led critics to question why she should get free, taxpayer-funded housing that they don't believe other officials such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio get.
'She wanted to move so photographers couldn't be on site and show what's going on, so she and Corey could be more private,' the source told DailyMail.com. 'They are connected at the hip. After the story broke, it caused a little bit of a rabbit jump.'
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reported on their living arrangement in April, noting how she was renting a place across the street from Lewandowski.
'I've seen them together here both in the elevator and in common areas,' one resident of Noem's building told DailyMail.com in April.
'Don't forget DC is a small town and people talk. It is an open secret that they are together.
'It has always been joked about that Navy Yard is a dorm for Hill Republicans and Trump staffers – now it's even higher up, with married cabinet secretaries bunking their volunteer chiefs.'
Widespread reports of their rumored years-long affair have caused persistent agita for Noem and Lewandowski, both of whom are married.
They have repeatedly denied the rumors, which have continued to dog them and caused frustration and snickers among others in the administration, who question Lewandowski's influence as a special government employee exempt from many ethics' rules.
DHS secretary Kristi Noem has moved from her private residence into a U.S. military installation, after her cozy living arrangement with Corey Lewandowski was exposed by DailyMail.com.
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