Noem refutes report her DHS bought planes at inflated prices from donor

(NewsNation) — The Department of Homeland Security reportedly bought five planes at inflated prices from a political donor to then-DHS Secretary Kristi Noem just hours before she left office — a charge she refutes.

The agency purchased the planes from Daedalus Aviation Corporation and paid $108 million for a Boeing 737 converted to a private jet, $106 million for a pair of Gulfstream jets and $45 million each for two Boeing 737 passenger jets, according to reporting by The New York Times.

The paper reported that the planes were purchased the morning before Noem left office. She had been fired on March 5 following several controversies but remained in the role until Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin took over on March 24.

In a post on social platform X, Noem pushed back, calling the paper “dishonest” and saying that “numerous corrections” had been made. She........

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