Kristi Noem Grilled in Senate Hearing Over DHS Allegedly Giving Former Associates Massive Government Contract [View all]
Source: MEDIAite
Mar 3rd, 2026, 3:47 pm
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem took heat from several lawmakers over former associates of hers alleged receiving a massive government contract for an ad campaign.
Noem on Tuesday faced the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify on Department of Homeland Security funding. Throughout the hearing, numerous senators confronted Noem about the $220 million that DHS spent on an ad campaign in which she stars. The ads focused on the department’s deportation efforts in the country.
According to a November 2025 report by ProRepublica, one of the beneficiaries of that ad deal was the Republican firm Strategy Group. The firm, the report continued, “played a central role in her 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial campaign.” Noem served as governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025.
Corey Lewandowski, Noem’s adviser and alleged romantic partner, also reportedly worked “extensively” with the firm. The lion’s share of the deal went to a Delaware-based company called Safe America Media. It was founded just days before it was awarded the contract.
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