This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t care: I feel bad for Kristi Noem. And her husband. 

The recently fired Homeland Security secretary was already having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month. 

Then this Daily Mail headline broke the internet ‒ “Secret double life of Kristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband Bryon: The pouting ‘busty bimbo’ photos and trove of explicit messages”

I would have assumed it was an April Fools’ joke, but it was posted on March 31, and the family has not denied its veracity. 

Kristi Noem and husband Bryon are being mocked from all sides

Indeed, photos show Noem’s longtime husband, Bryon Noem, in all kinds of unflattering poses, some of which showcase him “cross-dressing” with humongous fake breasts and tight shorts. 

Apparently, he was into the “bimbofication” scene and had sent many messages to women who take part in the fetish. 

It’s the over-the-top mocking and apparent glee so many people are taking from this family’s pain that rubs me the wrong way. And it’s coming from both sides. Since Noem lost President Donald Trump’s support, apparently, it’s fair game for the right to pile on, too. 

“Ms. Noem is devastated,” Noem’s representatives told the New York Post. “The........

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