{"id":2576168,"date":"2026-03-04T17:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-erupts-after-democrats-push-for-answer-on-alleged-affair\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T17:47:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:47:33","slug":"noem-erupts-after-democrats-push-for-answer-on-alleged-affair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/noem-erupts-after-democrats-push-for-answer-on-alleged-affair\/","title":{"rendered":"Noem erupts after Democrats push for answer on alleged affair"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnoem-erupts-after-democrats-push-for-answer-on-alleged-affair%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2576168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Democrats pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about an alleged extramarital relationship with Corey Lewandowski, the former Trump campaign manager who is now a senior adviser to Noem. Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove repeatedly asked whether Noem was having an affair with Lewandowski, who works as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-coronavirus-adviser-announces-last-day-in-job\/\" title=\"Top Biden Coronavirus Adviser Announces Last Day in Job\">special government employee<\/a>. Noem did not directly deny the allegation,calling it \u201ctabloid garbage\u201d and arguing that he is a federal employee who works for the White House,while a fellow Democrat urged a clear denial on the record. The exchange followed rumors first published by the Daily Mail in 2023 and later reported by the Wall Street Journal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Noem erupts after Democrats push for answer on alleged affair with Corey Lewandowski<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2508399\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Democrats put Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\">Kristi Noem<\/a> on the spot in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-next-great-awakening-or-great-reset\/\" title=\"What\u2019s Next? Great Awakening or Great Reset?\">congressional hearing<\/a> on Wednesday when they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hasidic-jewish-family-booted-from-frontier-airlines-flight-allegedly-over-maskless-baby\/\" title=\"Hasidic Jewish Family Booted From Frontier Airlines Flight Allegedly Over Maskless Baby\">asked repeatedly<\/a> if she was having an extramarital relationship with special government employee <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/corey-lewandowski\">Corey Lewandowski<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) asked Noem in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-judiciary-committee\">House Judiciary Committee<\/a> oversight hearing on Wednesday afternoon if the secretary was having an affair with Lewandowski, the 2016 campaign manager for President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a>, who is now a senior adviser to Noem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4480724\/house-sinks-nancy-mace-push-sexual-harassment-records-public\/\">House sinks Mace&rsquo;s push to make all congressional sexual harassment records public<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4480315\/sanctuary-cities-declined-thousands-requests-illegal-immigrants-ice-2025\/\">Sanctuary cities declined 17,864 requests to hold illegal immigrants for ICE in 2025: Noem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4479933\/dan-crenshaw-loses-texas-primary-to-conservative-challenger\/\">MAGA takes victory lap after Dan Crenshaw loses primary to conservative challenger<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;This person has no experience running anything close to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> or even advising someone in your position. He is unqualified, which again, has left my constituents and I wondering why he is your top official,&rdquo; said Kamlager-Dove. &ldquo;Secretary Noem, at any time during your tenure as director of Department of Homeland Security, have you had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-seeks-to-change-age-of-consent-to-15\/\" title=\"France Seeks To Change Age Of Consent To 15\">sexual relations<\/a> with Corey Lewandowski?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem did not deny or address the question except to call it &ldquo;tabloid garbage.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Chairman, I am shocked that we&rsquo;re going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today,&rdquo; Noem said. &ldquo;One thing that I would tell you is that he is a special government employee who works for the White House. There are thousands of them in the federal government.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s comments were garbled as she and Kamlager-Dove spoke over each other.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is also a real question, and you should be able to answer the question clearly and without any hesitation if someone is asking if you or any federal official is sleeping with their subordinate,&rdquo; Kamlager-Dove said.<\/p>\n<p>Noem called it &ldquo;offensive&rdquo; and added that &ldquo;that kind of garbage has been refuted for years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another Democratic lawmaker later used his time for questioning to give Noem a chance to clarify her answer to Kamlager-Dove.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want to give you an opportunity to answer on the record to Ms. Kamlager-Dove&rsquo;s question. I know you said it&rsquo;s garbage, and it may be, but I really think you need to say the word &lsquo;no&rsquo; into the record so that you can clear that up,&rdquo; Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think the ridiculousness of this, and the tabloids that you are quoting and referencing are insane, and this has been something that I&rsquo;ve refuted for years, and I continue to do that,&rdquo; Noem said.<\/p>\n<p>Moskowitz asked again for a clear denial.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is, this is what you do &mdash;&nbsp;the socialist liberal Left &mdash; is you go off and you attack conservative women, you say we&rsquo;re either stupid or we&rsquo;re sluts. And that&rsquo;s what you do,&rdquo; Noem said. &ldquo;I will tell you, sir, I am neither of those.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4478557\/senate-republicans-berate-kristi-noem-dhs-leadership\/\">SENATE REPUBLICANS BERATE KRISTI NOEM OVER DHS LEADERSHIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The rumored affair was first publicly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12509093\/Kristin-Noem-Corey-Lewandowski-secret-affair.html\">reported<\/a> by the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> in 2023, when Noem was South Dakota&rsquo;s governor.<\/p>\n<p>Noem&rsquo;s alleged relationship with Lewandowski was reported on last month by the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paraphrase:<br \/>\nDuring a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove pressed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to say whether she is having an extramarital relationship with Corey Lewandowski, a special government employee who once managed Trump\u2019s 2016 campaign and now advises Noem. Noem refused to confirm, labeling the question \u201ctabloid garbage\u201d and noting that Lewandowski is one of thousands of special government employees in the federal workforce. The exchange grew tense as Kamlager-Dove urged a clear, on-the-record denial, while Noem criticized the line of questioning as offensive and accused her critics of targeting conservative women. Another Democrat urged Noem to explicitly deny the allegations on the record; Noem reiterated that she rejects the smear. The rumor traces back to 2023 reporting by the Daily Mail and was later referenced by the Wall Street Journal.<\/p>\n<p>55-character headline:<br \/>\nNoem dodges Lewandowski affair question in hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2655,"featured_media":2576169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-2m39l777t-1772646562979-e1772658966939.jpg?1772640962&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3685,8794,44544],"class_list":["post-2576168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-noem","tag-uspolitics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-2m39l777t-1772646562979-e1772658966939.jpg?1772640962&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2655"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2576168"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2576172,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2576168\/revisions\/2576172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2576169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2576168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2576168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2576168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}