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(93,182 posts) Fri Feb 13, 2026, 05:58 AM Feb 13

A pilot fired over Kristi Noem's missing blanket and the constant chaos inside DHS [View all]

Source: Wall Street Journal

Kristi Noem knew she needed a reset.

It was two days after federal agents had shot and killed Alex Pretti, and Noem was facing fire from all sides. Even some inside the administration were pushing President Trump to remove her from her position for her handling of the chaotic immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis and comments she’d made saying Pretti committed an act of domestic terrorism.

So Noem’s top adviser, Corey Lewandowski, messaged Trump’s pollster with a request: They needed to cut an ad to help her, according to two people familiar with the episode. The pollster, Tony Fabrizio, who worked on Trump’s 2024 re-election campaign, ignored the entreaty, the people said.

Throughout her tenure as secretary of Homeland Security, a sprawling agency charged with carrying out Trump’s central campaign promise of a mass deportation, Noem has attempted to burnish her personal stardom at every turn. With Lewandowski, Trump’s former campaign manager, at her side, she has staged a headline grabbing immigration crackdown while sidelining rivals and dissenters.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-pilot-fired-over-kristi-noem-s-missing-blanket-and-the-constant-chaos-inside-dhs/ar-AA1WfjbG

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A pilot fired over Kristi Noem's missing blanket and the constant chaos inside DHS [View all] dalton99a Feb 13 OP

"Top Advisor" - isn't she a married woman openly have an affair w/ Lewandowski? 617Blue Feb 13 #1

Yes. MAGA is fine with a married woman have a public affair. Irish_Dem Feb 13 #2

They are both married, according to the article VMA131Marine Feb 13 #7

+1. Republicans and Evangelicals are okay with it dalton99a Feb 13 #19

it's the worst kept secret in Washington, next to the orange pedo being senile. nt Javaman Feb 13 #23

These fucking "people" Aviation Pro Feb 13 #3

As far as Noem and Lewandowski ToxMarz Feb 13 #11

Yeah, I don't get it at all PatSeg Feb 13 #18

Info about the "fired pilot" ... it was WAY down in the story... almost an afterthought. QueerDuck Feb 13 #4

Someone who wants to point out she's an entitled brat? muriel_volestrangler Feb 13 #8

I take your point, but if this was important enough to be in the headline, it should have been ... QueerDuck Feb 13 #9

clickbait, I suppose.... these fucking people though... LymphocyteLover Feb 13 #14

I was wondering the same thing PatSeg Feb 13 #20

Journalists write stories, editors (all too often re-)write headlines. eppur_se_muova Feb 13 #22

AI, most likely durablend Monday #34

Wow that was a great read. More on the blanket underpants Feb 13 #5

Good god, these people are awful! Delphinus Feb 13 #6

"Little-Man Syndrome" may explain part of it Seinan Sensei Feb 13 #29

Who gets fired over a missing blanket? BGRD Feb 13 #10

Who would have thought Kristi was petty? mdbl Feb 13 #12

LOL ananda Feb 13 #13

I can just hear the internet Meme Machine cranking up. JohnnyRingo Feb 13 #15

I read the linked article AverageOldGuy Feb 13 #16

It is an openly corrupt regime. dalton99a Feb 13 #21

Jesus, what trashy people! mwb970 Feb 13 #17

For Noem, this is a continuation of her behavior as Governor. Lots of $$$$ for self-indulgence and friends. eppur_se_muova Feb 13 #24

+1 dalton99a Feb 13 #25

But it was her favorite blankie! Sneederbunk Feb 13 #26

Must be aa Linus blanket? bluestarone Monday #35

Republicans love putting vapid community college beauty queens in important jobs Mysterian Feb 13 #27

They have a private cabin in the back of her plane underpants Feb 13 #28

So whenever she fucks up her job (spoiler alert: every day) she just makes an ad Wild blueberry Feb 13 #30

For this thread LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #31

+1 dalton99a Saturday #32

What a stain to the country. ck4829 Monday #33