Jorro<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/kristinoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kristinoem</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/southdakota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southdakota</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/homelandsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homelandsecurity</span></a> </p><p>“As then-Gov. Kristi Noem crisscrossed the country — stumping for President Donald Trump and boosting her political profile beyond her home state — she refused to reveal what her extensive travel was costing taxpayers.</p><p>In the weeks since Noem became Trump’s Homeland Security secretary, that mystery has been solved: South Dakota repeatedly picked up the tab for expenses related to her jet-setting campaigning.</p><p>An Associated Press analysis of recently released travel records found more than $150,000 in expenses tied to Noem’s political and personal activity and not South Dakota business. That included numerous trips to Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump resided before retaking office.”</p><p>“The expenses, released last month following a lawsuit by The Dakota Scout, have incensed Republicans in the deep-red state, with several GOP lawmakers accusing Noem of tapping state funds to fuel her own political ascendancy.”</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/noem-travel-taxpayers-south-dakota-homeland-security-c2655e00a16d44bba46c60a14a638f5d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/noem-travel</span><span class="invisible">-taxpayers-south-dakota-homeland-security-c2655e00a16d44bba46c60a14a638f5d</span></a></p>