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

submitted 8 months ago by cm0002@lemmings.world to c/usa@midwest.social

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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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[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

FINE! She'll get rid of them at the end of her tenure. The DHS will sell them to Kristi Noem for $100. Will that make you libs stop complaining?

[–] pentastarm@piefed.ca 7 points 8 months ago

And if a republican voter wishes HARD enough, maybe they too can one day defraud the government and the taxpayers!

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

Maybe she needs to draw fire

[–] redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 months ago

Freebird plays in the distance