The scandal circling former DHS head Kristi Noem over her husband’s “bimbofication” interests was top of mind for one of the Trump administration’s favorite targets on Thursday.
Former CNN anchor turned independent journalist Don Lemon brought up the scandalized photos of Bryon Noem, as published by Daily Mail on Tuesday, along with an exposé revealing his fetish for dressing up in oversized breasts and tight tops, and speaking to women posing as “real-life Barbie dolls.”
During his appearance on The View, Lemon was discussing his January arrest by Trump’s DOJ in January, for covering a protest inside a Minnesota church. “Every accusation is a confession with this [administration],” he said. “Whatever they say about anyone else is usually about them. Look at how they demonize trans people and then you have whatchamacallit with the boobs—Kristi Noem’s husband.”
Added co-host Sunny Hostin, with a look at the camera, “Allegedly.”
Bryon Noem admitted to Daily Mail on Wednesday that he engaged in the conversations with other women and crossdressed as reported. He told The New York Times that he will say more about the ordeal “at some point.”
Bryon Noem’s wife, nicknamed “ICE Barbie” for her own fondness for dressing up as a DHS agent, said through a spokesperson on Thursday addressing the report, “The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at this time.”
Lemon was released the next day following his January arrest, but was charged with “conspiracy to deprive civil rights and interfering with religious freedom” for his presence at the Minnesota church protest. The federal case remains ongoing.
