Just a couple months ago, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was lobbying to get herself just one new $50-million jet to carry her to her international fascist photo ops. Now she’s ordering two luxury Gulfstream jets for her imperial travels at a cost to us taxpayers of $172 million:
The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, has purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets for top officials – a deal worth about $172 million that is now fueling questions over how the agency paid for them and why it needed two.
According to records reviewed by The New York Times, the jets marketed by Gulfstream as offering “the most spacious cabin in the industry,” were bought for what a DHS spokesperson said was “a matter of safety.”
The spokesperson said in a statement that the department’s existing jet was more than 20 years old and “well beyond operational usage hours for a corporate aircraft” [Andrea Cavallier, “Kristi Noem Gets Luxury $172M Jets She Had Asked for Prompting Questions over Where the Funding Is Coming From,” The Independent, 2025.10.18].
No word yet on how much gold leaf Her Highness will be stamping on the jets.
Can’t she use Slack, Zoom, WebEx, or Teams?
One for hoar
One for paramour
Waste taxpayer’s monies
for marital funnies
to keep secrets safe
and Bryon wearing a moose rack.
Follow the money. Follow the Lewandowski trail. There is at least a breaking of the law, if not of the wedding vows.
Republican is simply another word for Earth hater but maybe North Dakota can sell Mrs. Noem some aircraft fuel.
It’s good to be the King — or at least in the King’s good graces. It’s a too bad the uncoverer of waste and fraud, Elon Musk, didn’t last long enough to root this one out.
Security protocols often require two identical aircraft for top government officials to ensure:
Redundancy: If one jet is grounded due to mechanical issues or threats, the second can immediately substitute without disrupting operations.
Decoy Operations: Identical aircraft allow for misdirection—officials can board one while the other departs, obscuring their true location and reducing risk of targeted attacks.
Streamlined Logistics: Matching aircraft simplify maintenance, crew training, and equipment compatibility, ensuring rapid deployment under pressure.
It’s not just luxury—it’s strategic ambiguity and operational resilience.