Bravo host Andy Cohen is entering the seemingly never-ending chat surrounding former secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem and her husband, Bryon Noem.
“Wishing of all my tig-bitted married MAGA bro’s a Happy Easter!” Cohen, 57, wrote via Threads on Friday, April 3.
The Watch What Happens Live host was seemingly referencing the scandal surrounding Kristi and her family, after photos obtained by the Daily Mail allegedly showed her husband wearing pink bike shorts and posing with large, fake breasts.
Bryon, who shares daughters Kassidy and Kennedy and son Booker with Kristi, allegedly paid $25,000 to speak with so-called “bimbofication” models online — people who appear doll-like via silicone injections and surgical enhancements. Bryon allegedly sent a message to one model, revealing that he loves “huge, huge ridiculous boobs.”
Kristi Noem has addressed the recent reports that her husband, Bryon Noem, participates in online fetish forums. “Ms. Noem is devastated,” a spokesperson for the former United States Secretary of Homeland Security, 54, said in a statement to the New York Post on Tuesday, March 31. “The family was blindsided by this, and they ask […]
Us Weekly reached out to Kristi and Bryon at the time for comment.
Shortly after the photos surfaced, Kristi, 54, issued a statement via a spokesperson, claiming her family was “blindsided” by her husband’s alleged conduct.
Bryon Noem and former US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem Getty Images
“Ms. Noem is devastated, a spokesperson said to the New York Post on Tuesday, March 31. “The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at the time.”
Kristi has been no stranger to scandal since President Donald Trump nominated her for, and she was eventually confirmed as, the secretary of homeland security. The former South Dakota governor notoriously spent $220 million on an ad campaign that heavily featured the politician — a campaign she claimed Trump, 79, signed off on but one he later denied approving.
“POTUS did not sign off on a $220 MILLION dollar ad campaign,” a White House official told NBC News at the time. “Absolutely not.”
Kristi also refused, on multiple occasions, to apologize to the families of Alex Pretti and Renee Good — the two American citizens who were shot and killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota — after she labeled them “domestic terrorists” in the wake of their untimely deaths.
“We are working in those situations where there’s a tragic loss of life and that there is something that our agents are involved in, that we continue to deliver information,” Kristi said while testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee two days before she was removed from her position, refusing to walk back her comments.
Kristi has also been accused of having an affair with political operative Corey Lewandowski during her tenure as secretary of homeland security and amid her marriage to Bryon. She has denied the allegations.
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“A culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures including the fallout in Minnesota, the ad campaign, the allegations of infidelity, the mismanagement of her staff, and her constant feuding with the heads of other agencies, including CBP and ICE,” led to Trump deciding to fire Kristi, an administration official told NBC News.
“Kristi’s drama sadly overshadowed and distracted from the Administration’s extremely popular immigration agenda, which will continue full force,” the official added.
A February PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll found that two-thirds of Americans believe ICE has gone too far with its immigration efforts. A recent AAPI poll found that six out of 10 Americans believe Trump has done more harm than good when it comes to immigration.