Noem's parting gift: $300 million in luxury jets
On her last day as DHS secretary, Kristi Noem signed off on a $300 million purchase of jets from one of her political donors. One plane cost $108 million and has a stand-up bar and marble showers.
They were supposed to fly deportees. Mostly sit empty now.
Mullin's been using them. Got asked why he doesn't sell them. His answer: "Why do I need to?"
That's the entire Trump administration in one sentence.
Hours before Krist Noem left her job as D.H.S. secretary, her agency bought 5 planes from a donor at a big markup, records show. They were supposed to fly deportees but have largely sat idle -- a striking symbol of gov. waste under President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/us/politics/kristi-noem-planes-donor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.GFE.2R2q.l345hMSqFV_s&smid=tw-share
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