Kristi Noem's $220M Cowboy Ad Sparks Outrage — $20K for Horses Revealed

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Senators push for answers

Senators Peter Welch and Richard Blumenthal demanded transparency, and Welch branded the spending "waste, fraud, and abuse." Sen. John Kennedy pressed Noem in Congress over whether President Trump approved the ads; Noem said he did, but the president later said he "never knew anything" about the production.

Aftermath and allegations

On March 5 Trump removed Noem from her DHS role, assigning her as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. The coverage also notes rumors of an affair with adviser Corey Lewandowski — both have denied the claims and Lewandowski left his DHS post.