Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem fell victim to a thief while eating dinner at a downtown Washington, DC, restaurant Sunday night, two sources familiar with the incident, including a law enforcement source, told CNN.

The Secret Service, which provides security for Noem, reviewed security camera footage at the restaurant and saw an unknown white male wearing a medical mask steal her bag and leave the restaurant.

The thief got away with Noem’s driver’s license, medication, apartment keys, passport, DHS access badge, makeup bag, blank checks, and about $3,000 in cash, the law enforcement source said.

  • greenfire
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    62 months ago

    Kripi Gnoem is insecure in her deeply-beloved homeland!!!

  • SeaJ
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    552 months ago

    Why was she carrying around $3k? Nothing illegal about that but that is a little curious.

    • Cid Vicious
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      42 months ago

      Maybe just because Trump’s inner circle is making enough money right now that that’s just walking around money to her.

    • @[email protected]
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      222 months ago

      She claims she took out that money to celebrate Easter with family… for dinner, activities, and gifts.

      I use a credit card for such things, but yeah.

      • Basic Glitch
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        132 months ago

        I guess in her defense, if you’re involved in the destruction of the U.S. economy, you never know when the economy might collapse and credit cards will no longer be accepted.

        Still, you would think she would just carry around bars of solid gold or something.

        • greenfire
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          12 months ago

          Seems like Secretary Gnoem would have put her full faith behind Bitcoin

        • dumbluck
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          42 months ago

          That was Menendez. Don’t confuse your corrupt offials.

  • HorikBrun
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    202 months ago

    I give up trying to write satire. You just can’t beat the real thing.

  • Lit
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    Looks like drop off of state secrets to russian agent made to look like a theft. What better way than in plain sight and blame it on a thief.

    • _cryptagion [he/him]
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      152 months ago

      ffs dead drops aren’t done in ways that end up in the news. this recent fascination with conspiracy theories is starting to make liberals look as insane as MAGA nitwits.

      • rustydomino
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        72 months ago

        It’s not a conspiracy theory. It’s hyperbole to ridicule the incompetent fucks.

      • Lemminary
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        62 months ago

        We don’t take these seriously. Lol

        You can still safely assume that the average Lemming is a well educated lefty, frustrated at what’s going on, and willing to chuck a funny pebble at the administration to relieve some steam.

        Or what, do you think people actually believe JD Vance fucks couches? But he totally could, right? ;)

      • @[email protected]
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        32 months ago

        Starting to, yes. But they at least still adhere to their political ideologies, instead of replacing them fully with the devout religious worship of a geriatric conman.

      • Basic Glitch
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        112 months ago

        Idk if you’ve noticed but this administration is dumb as fuck and already thinks they’re above the law. Why wouldn’t they

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            People have accidentally picked up drop bags before, it wouldn’t be the first time that the wrong person got one.

            It would be the first time anyone was dumb enough to report one missing.

            I don’t think that’s even what happened necessarily, I’m just saying it’s not impossible. This could all just be a distraction but from something else. In the scenario where it’s a drop, I imagine it would probably be a successful drop from the Russian agent to Noem, followed by Noem being dumb enough to confirm the money was there, then stay to eat after the drop and be surprised when somebody walks off with her bag full of cash.

            It could also just be somebody from the press paying Noem and her being the leak the whole time, after she’s been threatening federal employees with polygraphs.

            In this scenario, I imagine Noem taking a bribe, giving information, a journalist saying fuck this lady she’s scum, I’m walking off with this money, and Noem getting pissed and thinking she’s above the law anyway, why not report it stolen

        • _cryptagion [he/him]
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          32 months ago

          I would say the Russians are pretty competent when it comes to setting up dead drops for their American spies, having done so successfully for several decades.

  • @[email protected]
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    252 months ago

    Good. She fascist trash & there literally aren’t enough bad things in the world that can happen to her.

    • @[email protected]
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      12 months ago

      Now that you say it I’m surprised such a ban wasn’t on the top of Trump’s list. Republicans got really riled up about wearing masks in public

    • Basic Glitch
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      Seriously, who tf carries that much cash and is a govt employee without being up to something very sheisty

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        242 months ago

        She hasn’t had a chance to deposit that bribe yet. After all, she had just received it there in the restaurant.

      • @[email protected]
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        52 months ago

        i cannot think of why someone one at her level of government would need to hold $3000 on them

        • @[email protected]
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          52 months ago

          I can’t imagine why anyone, in this day and age, would have that much cash on them unless they’re directly going to buy something or just sold something.

          • @[email protected]
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            12 months ago

            I keep physical Euros these days. I don’t trust the US to keep my life savings safe from hyperinflation.

            Plus, it wouldn’t surprise me if DOGE jerks get to ‘inspect’ bank servers and make withdrawals on our behalf. Far as Trump and friends are concerned, the public’s money is theirs, just tangled up in a web of inconvenient obligations.

          • @[email protected]
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            22 months ago

            Even then she’s a cabinet secretary someone else should hold onto the cash unless no one else can know about it

  • @[email protected]
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    I didn’t see a video. I’m going to assume Noem pocketed the cash and there’s no “man in the medical mask.”

  • @[email protected]
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    From what I’ve heard about the secret service they were probably at the bar getting plastered. The thief probably had no idea who she was. Or…

    This was an arranged dead drop to pass Intel off to Russia. This way the narrative is she was robbed, not just giving a package to some rando. No evidence to back that up, just wild internet speculation for your Tuesday morning.