{"id":2586098,"date":"2026-04-01T12:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everyone-knew-kristi-noems-marriage-was-unconventional-not-in-that-way\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:31:15","slug":"everyone-knew-kristi-noems-marriage-was-unconventional-not-in-that-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/everyone-knew-kristi-noems-marriage-was-unconventional-not-in-that-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone knew Kristi Noem&#8217;s marriage was unconventional. Not in that way!"},"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\">22<\/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%2Feveryone-knew-kristi-noems-marriage-was-unconventional-not-in-that-way%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=2586098&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>This Washington Secrets piece surveys the chatter surrounding Kristi Noem\u2019s marriage and the day\u2019s April Fools\u2019 gags. It centers on a Daily Mail story alleging that Noem\u2019s husband, Bryon Noem, was a secret crossdresser, a claim that reportedly circulated quickly among White House staffers and former officials. The article notes that insiders have long questioned the Noems\u2019 unconventional marriage, emphasizes the sensitivity of noem\u2019s role at DHS, and suggests personal disclosures could have security or vetting implications.<\/p>\n<p>The report also touches on broader concerns about what people knew, including past rumors of an affair with Corey Lewandowski and the potential impact of a $220 million government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/walsh-americans-have-already-been-wildly-misled-about-law-enforcement-shootings-this-study-displays-how-effective-the-propaganda-provides-been\/\" title=\"WALSH: Americans HAVE ALREADY BEEN Wildly Misled About Law enforcement Shootings. This Study Displays How Effective The Propaganda Provides Been.\">advertising campaign<\/a> awarded to GOP-connected firms such as the Strategy Group. Trump allies offer mixed reactions, and Noem is portrayed as declining to directly deny certain allegations during a congressional hearing, with trump\u2019s remarks described as cautious. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftists-say-they-dont-like-late-term-abortions-but-then-lament-they-cant-kill-more-babies-after-34-weeks\/\" title=\"Leftists claim to oppose late-term abortions, yet express regret over the inability to terminate pregnancies beyond 34 weeks\">piece closes<\/a> by noting whether readers where fooled and by highlighting other April Fools\u2019 gags of the day, framing Washington Secrets as a guide to power and politics in D.C.  <\/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\">Everyone knew that Kristi Noem&rsquo;s marriage was unconventional. &lsquo;No one in their wildest dreams imagined this&rsquo;<\/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_2549321\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Welcome to Wednesday&rsquo;s edition of Washington Secrets. Today we talk to Trump world insiders about exactly who knew what about Kristi Noem&rsquo;s marriage, and we run the rule over this year&rsquo;s (thin) crop of April Fools&rsquo; gags &hellip;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The story was shared around White House staffers&rsquo; and former officials&rsquo; phones seconds after it was published on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15685877\/kristi-noem-husband-bryon-crossdressing-pictures-south-dakota.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-15685877\/kristi-noem-husband-bryon-crossdressing-pictures-south-dakota.html\"><strong>Daily Mail website<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4510483\/fundraiser-roiling-north-carolina-republican-party\/\">How Michael Whatley&rsquo;s Senate run is being upended by a sex offender&rsquo;s picnic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4509222\/cpac-boomers-trump-divisions-iran\/\">CPAC&#8217;s &#8216;boomers for Trump&#8217; conference hides divisions over Iran<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4506680\/greg-bovino-book-border-patrol-officers-frontlines\/\">Greg Bovino is writing a book to &#8216;memorialize&#8217; the Border Patrol officers on the front lines of Trump&#8217;s deportation operation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Bryon wasn&rsquo;t around much. We were all aware of that,&rdquo; said one former administration official, who described how their phone blew up with messages. &ldquo;But I&rsquo;d never heard about anything like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4511162\/kristi-noem-devastated-husband-fetish-models\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4511162\/kristi-noem-devastated-husband-fetish-models\/\"><strong>&ldquo;This&rdquo; was a Daily Mail story describing<\/strong><\/a>  how <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\"><strong>Kristi Noem&rsquo;s<\/strong><\/a>  husband, Bryon, was a secret crossdresser, pictured with huge fake breasts and pink hotpants that he wore to connect online with fetish models as part of the &ldquo;bimbofication&rdquo; scene.<\/p>\n<p>It was the latest humiliation for Noem. She was removed from her role as head of the Department of Homeland Security last month amid accusations of mismanagement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matthew-perry-tested-negative-for-fentanyl-and-meth-at-time-of-death-report\/\" title=\"Matthew Perry&#039;s death report reveals negative results for fentanyl and meth.\">lingering rumors<\/a> about her relationship with Corey Lewandowski.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to the White House said their affair was common knowledge, but everyone was shocked by the story and photos of Bryon Noem that were published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Everyone assumed they had an unconventional marriage because she was in a relationship with Corey Lewandowski,&rdquo; they said. &ldquo;The assumption was that he was fine with it for whatever reason &hellip; because he was gay, or had his own arrangement. No one in their wildest dreams imagined this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another said that Noem was lucky none of this was unearthed during her vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was a job with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >high-level security clearances<\/a>,&rdquo; they said. &ldquo;Imagine what a foreign adversary could have done with this information.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Noems&rsquo; marriage had been under intense scrutiny for years. In 2023, Noem, the then-Republican Governor of South Dakota, denied having an affair.<\/p>\n<p>Bryon <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4480352\/kristi-noem-erupts-democrats-question-alleged-affair-corey-lewandowski\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4480352\/kristi-noem-erupts-democrats-question-alleged-affair-corey-lewandowski\/\"><strong>sat behind his wife<\/strong><\/a>  when she appeared at a congressional hearing on March 4, when her leadership at DHS was under the microscope.<\/p>\n<p>It was an example of a united front they had adopted in the face of questions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was delusional,&rdquo; said a Trumpworld figure. &ldquo;Everyone in Washington knew what was going on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump was asked whether it was a &ldquo;bad look&rdquo; for the administration in February.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know about that,&rdquo; he told reporters aboard Air Force One. &ldquo;I mean, I haven&rsquo;t heard that. I&rsquo;ll find out about it, but I have not heard that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The questions only got harder to ignore after Noem&rsquo;s grilling in front of the House Judiciary Committee last month.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA) asked: &ldquo;Secretary Noem, at any time during your tenure &hellip; have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Noem did not bother with a denial. &ldquo;I am shocked that we&rsquo;re going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>As news emerged of Bryon&rsquo;s online activities, Trump allies went public with what they had heard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I mentioned on my podcast months ago that one of Trump&rsquo;s cabinet members was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-dangerous-precedent\/\" title=\"A Dangerous Precedent\">telling reporters<\/a> off the record that her husband was gay,&rdquo; posted Ryan Gidurski, a political consultant and commentator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t name Noem by name out of respect for privacy, but to say she had no idea really flies in the face of what she was saying.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, there may be a bigger problem looming for Noem. Just who knew what about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4478557\/senate-republicans-berate-kristi-noem-dhs-leadership\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4478557\/senate-republicans-berate-kristi-noem-dhs-leadership\/\"><strong>$220 million of government money spent on an advertising campaign<\/strong><\/a>  with Republican-connected firms &mdash; including the Strategy Group, where the chief executive was the husband of Noem&rsquo;s then spokeswoman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What she really has to worry about is not the fake marriage, which has been dead for some time,&rdquo; said another source close to the White House, &ldquo;but the corruption scandal that is coming her way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-were-you-fooled\">Were you fooled?<\/h2>\n<p>There were thin pickings for lovers of political April Fools&rsquo; jokes today. It&rsquo;s probably the result of politics taking a turn for the absurd anyway (see above). But there were a few decent ones. Were you taken in?<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/bylinetimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/liz-truss-appointed-by-trump-to-dismantle-the-deep-space-blob\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/bylinetimes.com\/2026\/04\/01\/liz-truss-appointed-by-trump-to-dismantle-the-deep-space-blob\/\"><strong>Liz Truss appointed by Trump to dismantle the &ldquo;Deep Space blob&rdquo;<\/strong><\/a>: The appointment follows Mrs. Truss&rsquo;s appearance at the CPAC conference in Texas last week, runs the story, where Trump officials were said to have been deeply impressed by the &ldquo;astonishing breadth of her intellect and political vision&rdquo; as well as her determination to create a MEGA (Make England Great Again) movement in the U.K. That&rsquo;s the giveaway. Truss is a figure of ridicule in the country where she was PM for just 49 days.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/gift\/b1f5c1785a74b584\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/gift\/b1f5c1785a74b584\"><strong>Brits told to drink cold tea as Energy Secretary launches campaign to save energy<\/strong><\/a>: Tea and coffee lovers are being encouraged to drink their favorite brew cold under drastic plans drawn up by Ed Miliband to combat the energy crisis. The giveaway here was the byline: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/authors\/o\/ok-oo\/olaf-pirlo\/\"><strong>Olaf Pirlo<\/strong><\/a>. Think about it<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BallardFirm\/status\/2039326927962440110\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BallardFirm\/status\/2039326927962440110\"><strong>Ballard Partners achieves total global coverage with opening of Antarctica office<\/strong><\/a>: A rather drier take from one of the nation&rsquo;s biggest lobbying firms. &ldquo;The Antarctica office will by led by Syl Lukis, the firm&rsquo;s renowned statesman extraordinaire. Known for his unparalleled ability to build consensus in any environment &mdash; no matter how cold the reception &mdash; Lukis will oversee the firm&rsquo;s engagement with a diverse array of stakeholders, from international research scientists to indigenous penguin populations.&rdquo; The giveaway? It ends: &ldquo;Happy April Fools&rsquo; Day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aKX06DZHTa\"><strong>In South Dakota, neighbors feel sorry for Kristi Noem&rsquo;s husband<\/strong><\/a>: Ignore the <em>New York Times<\/em>&lsquo; headline that reads like a cryptic crossword clue, and marvel at the fact that one of its White House correspondents happened to be there for a profile of Bryon Noem before those pictures dropped!<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/04\/06\/he-helped-stop-iran-from-getting-the-bomb\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2026\/04\/06\/he-helped-stop-iran-from-getting-the-bomb\"><strong>He helped stop Iran from getting the bomb<\/strong><\/a>: It&rsquo;s very rare for former CIA officers to go on the record about these sorts of covert, ongoing operations. 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