Kristi Noem Pictured Taking Corey Lewandowski On Official Visit To South America Amid Claims Of Tax-payer Funded Affair

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been pictured taking her adjacent adviser, Corey Lewandowski, connected an charismatic sojourn to South America amid claims nan 2 are having a taxpayer-funded affair.

The U.S. Embassy successful Guyana shared photos of Noem’s visit, wherever successful 2 of which Lewandowski was pictured sitting adjacent to her, Wednesday.

“Kristi Noem held a gathering pinch His Excellency President Irfaan Ali and Guyanese authorities officials to reaffirm nan enduring U.S.-Guyana partnership,” nan embassy wrote connected X. “Their discussions focused connected associated efforts to disrupt cartel and transnational criminal activity, fortify separator security, discourage forbidden immigration, and beforehand economical opportunity.”

Earlier this month, Donald Trump announced that Noem's tenure starring nan Homeland Security Department, successful which she oversaw nan president’s monolithic migration crackdown, was ending. Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma was subsequently confirmed by nan Senate and sworn into nan role.

Despite her ouster from nan Homeland Security Department, Trump is keeping Noem successful his orbit, albeit successful a diminished domiciled by appointing her nan typical envoy to his caller information inaugural successful nan Western Hemisphere called “The Shield of Americas.”

The inaugural brings together leaders of respective South American countries to perpetrate to stopping supplier cartels. Guyana was 1 extremity connected Noem’s tour, wherever she besides visited nan Dominican Republic, Honduras, Costa Rica and Ecuador, according to Reuters.

Noem and Lewandowski traveled connected a Homeland Security Department plane, Reuters reported. The section would not corroborate nan “whereabouts of our plane” to nan publication.

The Independent has reached retired to nan State Department, nan U.S. Embassy successful Guyana and nan Homeland Security Department for comment.

Noem and Lewandowski’s relationship has been scrutinized over allegations that nan pair, who are some joined to different people, are having an affair. Both person denied nan rumors.

During a House Judiciary Committee proceeding earlier this month, Noem was asked by Representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove, a California Democrat, minutes aft Noem’s husband, Bryon, near nan room, “At immoderate clip during you tenure arsenic head of nan Department of Homeland Security, person you had intersexual relations pinch Corey Lewandowski?”

“I americium shocked we are going down and peddling tabloid garbage coming astatine this committee,” Noem replied.

Photos of Lewandowski by Noem’s broadside connected her travel person sparked backlash online.

Meghan McCain, a blimpish media characteristic and nan girl of nan precocious Republican Senator John McCain, wrote connected X, “Kristi Noem - you brought Corey Lewendowski [sic] pinch you to Guyana aft conscionable being fired from your past occupation aft being asked successful beforehand of legislature if you're successful an unprofessional narration pinch him....

“GIRL WHAT IS YOU DOING?!?”

Billy Binion, a newsman for nan libertarian Reason magazine, wrote, “Why are my payer dollars backing Corey Lewandowski's recreation to Guyana? How is that remotely acceptable?”

“Nice to spot Corey Lewandowski continuing his activity pinch nan ambassador to nan shield of nan Americas,” CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski wrote.

Olivia Gazis, intelligence and nationalist information newsman for CBS News, wrote that U.S. and authorities officials told nan outlet Lewandowski is not employed by nan State Department and location is nary occupation lined up for him location successful nan future.

The officials added that nan photos of Noem pinch Lewandowski are not from a State Department trip, adding that Noem departed for South America days agone while still successful her capacity arsenic Homeland Security secretary.