Monday night was date night for ICE Barbie Kristi Noem. She got all dolled up, grabbed her much-rumored boyfriend, Corey Lewandowski, and headed to the White House for a romantic… wait, no—a mandatory meeting in the Oval Office.

The lucky couple was there alongside Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Communications Director Steven Cheung; a double date with daddy Donald chaperoning. It was a two-hour debrief about the chaos and killings unfolding in Minneapolis. Some speculated that Trump took Noem and Lewandowski to the woodshed. More likely, he spoke to them about “the way forward.” And that’s what’s scary.

So is the return of Lewandowski. Yes. That Corey Lewandowski—Trump’s original 2016 campaign manager, a role that ended abruptly amid internal power struggles, sagging poll numbers and a trail of controversies, including a physical altercation with a reporter. What a blast from the past.

Lewandowski had previously advised Noem during her tenure as South Dakota governor. Given his unstately manner, one wonders whether he egged her on to shoot her dog? Now, both Noem and a pro-Trump super PAC had subsequently cut ties with him in 2021 after allegations that he made unwanted sexual advances toward a GOP donor—accusations Lewandowski denied. He later reached a deal with Las Vegas prosecutors to resolve a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from the allegations, however, and........

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