SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As then-Gov.
Kristi Noem crisscrossed the country — stumping for President Donald Trump and boosting her political profile beyond her home state — she refused to reveal what her extensive travel was costing taxpayers.
An Associated Press analysis of recently released travel records found more than $150,000 in expenses tied to Noem’s political and personal activity.
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In the weeks since Noem
became Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, that mystery has been solved: South Dakota repeatedly picked up the tab for expenses related to her jet-setting campaigning.
An Associated Press analysis of recently released travel records found more than
$150,000 in expenses tied to Noem’s political and personal activity and not South Dakota business. That included
numerous trips to Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump resided before retaking office.
Noem should NOT consider taxpayer dollars as means to travel first class. She can travel Business or Couch. Regardless of her job, she still government employee and she should travel as such.