Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary and other top officials.

The Department of Homeland Security has purchased two Gulfstream private jets for Kristi Noem, the secretary, and other top department officials at a cost of $172 million, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The jets, which a department official said were needed for safety, are the latest expenditures on behalf of Ms. Noem to draw scrutiny from Democrats and other critics who have noted her lavish spending on living and other expenses during her time in public life.

It was not immediately clear where the funding for the jets came from.

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    6 hours ago

    Or we could just not make a big deal about someone’s body…

    I’m gonna be honest, I think you’re on the wrong side of this.

    Also, you could just focus on the 2 fucking private jets. Or on all the mistreat of Americans and ignoring their constitutional rights. Or being unethical and inhumane towards human beings in general. I think those are in fact the bigger problems here.

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      4 hours ago

      They are clearly the bigger problems, yes.

      But someone who trades so heavily on fake looks to implement nazi policy can get hassled about it and that’s ok.