'Cannot protect her own bag': Noem viciously mocked after purse is stolen in DC restaurant

Kristi Noem at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Image: Shutterstock)

Kristi Noem at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Image: Shutterstock)

Ailia Zehra
April 21, 2025Frontpage news and politics

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem was mocked on social media Monday after CNN reported that her purse carrying $3,000 was stolen in a restaurant in Washington, D.C. on Sunday night.

CNN analyst Jeffrey Gold wrote on the social platform X, "Who carries $3,000 in cash, except criminals?"

Mike Harvery, Democratic candidate for Florida's 14th Congressional district, wrote in an X post, "All that cosplaying a bada-- and she cannot protect her own bag. How is she supposed to protect the Homeland? We laugh at the incompetence of this administration, but one day soon, it’s going to haunt us for the rest of our natural days."

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Many commentators also pointed out that Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to a prison in El Salvador, was blamed for carrying $1,000 in cash.

MSNBC analyst and podcaster Tim Miller asked, "Why does the DHS Secretary have 3 grand in cash on her person?"

Writer Derek Guy said, "Carrying 3k in cash is very MS 13 behavior."

Journalist John Bresnahan said, "Sorry to hear this. This shouldn’t happen to anyone. But also, who carries $3K in cash?"

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Alex Howard, a former spokesperson of the DHS, wrote, "The DHS Secretary is a Secret Service protectee. What was Kristi Noem doing with all these items away from her Secret Service detail?"

According to CNN, the Secret Service looked at security camera footage at the Capital Burger restaurant where an unknown white male wearing a medical mask could be seen stealing her bag and leaving the restaurant. Noem said she was carrying such a large amount of cash because she was hosting friends and family in Washington D.C. and planned on buying gifts.

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