Kristi Noem to Divorce Her Husband Following Cross-Dressing Revelation: Report
Former Homeland Security Secretary and former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is planning to divorce her husband, Bryon Noem, according to comments made by her mother in a new interview, though no divorce filing has been made public.
Corinne Arnold told the Daily Mail that her daughter informed family members earlier this year that the couple’s marriage was coming to an end after more than three decades together.
“It has been difficult, but we knew this was coming, that they were going to get divorced,” Arnold said.
According to Arnold, Kristi Noem shared the decision with relatives during a birthday celebration for one of the couple’s grandchildren. Arnold said she asked her daughter whether there was any chance the couple would reconcile.
“Finally, I said: ‘What’s the deal? Are you going to get together again?’ And she said: ‘No. No. We’re going to get a divorce,’” Arnold told the Daily Mail.
Arnold also claimed that Kristi Noem had already retained an attorney in Sioux Falls to handle the divorce proceedings.
Despite those claims, no divorce petition has surfaced in public court records, and neither Kristi Noem nor Bryon Noem has confirmed that legal proceedings have begun.
The reported split follows months of intense public attention surrounding Bryon Noem after photographs published earlier this year appeared to show him wearing a silicone breastplate while communicating with an individual associated with the so-called “bimbofication” fetish community.
The images generated widespread media coverage and renewed scrutiny of the Noem family.
The report also revisited longstanding allegations involving former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. Rumors of a relationship between Lewandowski and Kristi Noem have circulated for several years, though neither has publicly acknowledged any romantic involvement.
Arnold strongly rejected those allegations during her interview.
“Kristi would never do that,” she said. “That’s not how I brought my kids up. And Corey’s got his own wonderful family and little kids.”
The New York Post previously reported that President Donald Trump dismissed Noem from her position as Homeland Security secretary in March after becoming frustrated with several controversies surrounding the former governor.
According to the report, administration sources said Trump was dissatisfied with Noem’s testimony during a congressional hearing in which she declined to directly answer questions regarding rumors involving Lewandowski. The report also claimed Trump objected to Noem’s handling of a Department of Homeland Security advertising campaign featuring the secretary.
Neither the White House nor Noem publicly confirmed those claims at the time.
Kristi and Bryon Noem have been married for 34 years and raised three children together. During Kristi Noem’s tenure as governor and later as Homeland Security secretary, Bryon frequently appeared alongside his wife at official events and political functions, per the New York Post.
Neither Kristi Noem nor Bryon Noem has responded publicly to Arnold’s remarks or addressed the reported plans to end their marriage.
Because no divorce filing has been made public and neither spouse has confirmed the separation, the report remains based primarily on statements from Arnold.
If divorce proceedings are ultimately filed, they would bring to a close one of the Republican Party’s highest-profile political marriages after more than three decades together. Until then, the future of the couple’s relationship remains officially unconfirmed despite Arnold’s account of conversations with her daughter.
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