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First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rule...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First, let's back up.
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
Noem has starred in a sprawling ad campaign she’s said is a crucial tool to stem illegal immigration—so crucial that DHS bypassed the normal competitive bidding process, designed to prevent waste & corruption in federal contracts www.propublica.org/article/kris...
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Where that $220M ended up has been unknown. The main recipient listed on public docs was a Delaware LLC created days before the deal was signed.
We found there's been a secret beneficiary: a GOP consulting firm with a much longer — & more interesting — track record.
We found there's been a secret beneficiary: a GOP consulting firm with a much longer — & more interesting — track record.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Where that $220M ended up has been unknown. The main recipient listed on public docs was a Delaware LLC created days before the deal was signed.
We found there's been a secret beneficiary: a GOP consulting firm with a much longer — & more interesting — track record.
We found there's been a secret beneficiary: a GOP consulting firm with a much longer — & more interesting — track record.
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The consulting firm, the Ohio-based Strategy Group, has longstanding personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The consulting firm, the Ohio-based Strategy Group, has longstanding personal and business ties to Noem and her senior aides at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
It played a central role in Noem’s 2022 reelection campaign.
And the company’s CEO is married to Noem’s chief spokesperson at DHS.
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(5,6) The idea that adding guns makes us safer was the big lie. When you dig down deeper, AR 15's also are only a problem of the past 25 years. If you want to look at why we have more dead kids in schools, just look at the AR 15 sales. It is all that you need to know.
August 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
(5,6) The idea that adding guns makes us safer was the big lie. When you dig down deeper, AR 15's also are only a problem of the past 25 years. If you want to look at why we have more dead kids in schools, just look at the AR 15 sales. It is all that you need to know.