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“Blatantly Immoral”: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Draws Fire for $170M Purchase of Luxury Private Jets (www.democracynow.org)

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is defending the purchase of two luxury private jets for herself and other DHS officials, costing more than $170 million in public funds. The U.S. Coast Guard’s acquisition of two Gulfstream G700 jets comes as the federal government shutdown is in its 21st day, hampering federal nutrition assistance and other public aid for millions of people nationwide. In a statement, Democratic Congressmember Bennie Thompson slammed the multimillion-dollar purchase as “blatantly immoral” and “probably illegal.”

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[–] klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe 3 points 8 months ago

Maybe she needs to draw fire