The Department of Homeland Security is looking into selling the $70 million luxury jet acquired by its former chief, Kristi Noem, according to reporting by NBC News.
The Boeing 737 Max 8 that Noem bought with taxpayer money was fitted with a queen bed, kitchenette, and cream leather seats and lent to First Lady Melania Trump. Noem insisted that it was for deporting immigrants and that she didn’t recognize photos of it during a congressional oversight hearing.
DHS officials, however, have openly doubted that the jet was used for deportations, calling the idea “far-fetched.” The jet carries 18 passengers, with sleeping room for 14. Commentators have described the jet as “shagtastic” and pointed out that Noem flew in it with former special government employee Corey Lewandowski, who was long rumored to be her lover.
With Noem out of the job, the jet is now one of several planes that DHS is looking to sell, officials with the department told NBC News. No decision on whether to sell it has been made.
DHS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) also have it in mind to put several mega-warehouses on the market. The warehouses were also acquired under Noem amid plans to detain 100,000 immigrants nationwide.
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