{"id":212950,"date":"2026-02-13T03:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/ice-barbies-mile-high-privacy-with-alleged-lover-exposed\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T04:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:55:10","slug":"ice-barbies-mile-high-privacy-with-alleged-lover-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/13\/ice-barbies-mile-high-privacy-with-alleged-lover-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"ICE Barbie\u2019s Mile-High Privacy With Alleged Lover Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

ICE Barbie\u2019s Mile-High Privacy With Alleged Lover Exposed<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ice-barbies-mile-high-privacy-with-alleged-lover-exposed\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-13 03:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.thedailybeast.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Kristi Noem and rumored lover Corey Lewandowski are traveling through the skies in a luxury jet meant for \u201chigh-profile deportations\u201d\u2014complete with a private cabin in back.<\/p>\n

The 737 MAX airliner is being leased by the Department of Homeland Security, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, but Noem\u2019s department is expected to buy it for about $70 million. <\/p>\n

That amount, according to the outlet, is twice as much as all seven other planes that DHS is buying for deportations.<\/p>\n

Lewandowki and Noem have each denied having a relationship, which is reportedly the “worst-kept secret” in the capital. <\/span>ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS\/AFP via Getty Images <\/span><\/p>\n

Referred to jokingly by DHS staff as Noem\u2019s \u201cbig, beautiful jet,\u201d the airplane was earmarked for \u201chigh-profile deportations,\u201d people familiar with the matter said. <\/p>\n

When asked about the discrepancy in the plane\u2019s stated purpose and how Noem and Lewandowksi were using it, a DHS spokesperson told the Journal that both Cabinet-level travel and deportations were taking place. The spokesperson claimed that the commercial plane was cheaper than a military plane to carry out deportations, even though DHS most often uses chartered flights as opposed to military ones. <\/p>\n

\"OneOne type of model of Boeing 737 MAX that Noem and Lewandowski are using. <\/span>NurPhoto\/NurPhoto via Getty Images <\/span><\/p>\n

A DHS representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Beast, nor did Lewandowski.<\/p>\n

Noem, 54, and Lewandowksi, her 52-year-old aide, have for years been rumored to be in a relationship. It was \u201cwidely understood\u201d that they were romantically involved, according to a New York magazine expos\u00e9 last September. A FEMA official called it the \u201cworst-kept secret in D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"SpecialCorey Lewandowski. <\/span>Andrew Harnik\/Getty Images <\/span><\/p>\n

The Daily Beast\u2019s The Swamp newsletter reported last February that Lewandowski had been spotted at Noem\u2019s Washington, D.C., home taking out her trash.<\/p>\n

Each has denied having an affair. Noem and Lewandowski…<\/p>\n

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