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Kristi Noem ‘devastated’ after report alleges husband lives cross-dressing double life

The tabloid said he used the alias Jason Jackson and sent explicit messages and photos to three models, including $25,000 in payments.

  • On Tuesday, the Daily Mail published an investigation revealing former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's husband, Bryon Noem, exchanged hundreds of explicit messages and photos with fetish performers under the pseudonym 'Jason Jackson,' allegedly paying at least $25,000 over 14 months.
  • The alleged exchanges occurred while Kristi Noem led the Department of Homeland Security, prompting national security experts to warn of potential blackmail vulnerabilities. Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos stated, 'If a media organization can find this out, you can assume with a high degree of confidence that a hostile intelligence service knows this as well.'
  • Photographs allegedly depict Bryon Noem in pink hot pants and balloons under his shirt to simulate breasts, with his face clearly visible in several images. Phone metadata tied the images to an iPhone in South Dakota in early 2025, with payments ranging from $500 to $1,000 per transaction.
  • President Donald Trump told the Daily Mail he felt badly for the family, stating 'I don't know anything about it.' When questioned, Bryon Noem did not deny the exchanges but disputed claims his conduct posed a national security threat, saying 'I deny the second part of that.'
  • The scandal emerged weeks after Trump fired Kristi Noem from her DHS post on March 5 following a tumultuous tenure marked by controversial spending and congressional backlash. Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin replaced her as DHS Secretary, while Noem was reassigned as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas.
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According to the "Daily Mail", Byron Noem, the husband of Kristi Noem, Donald Trump's former Minister of Homeland Security, would engage in discussions on social networks with sex workers. There is a...

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Washington, April 3 (EFE) – The protagonist of the latest scandal within the world of US President Donald Trump is not an advisor or a member of his cabinet, but the husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was caught on camera wearing breast implants and ultra-tight clothing in photos circulating online. In the images, published exclusively this week by the British newspaper Daily Mail, the former secretary's husband, Bryo…

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US Conservatives "disappointed" about a British tabloid's report, which is said to have actually been an "open secret"

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