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Published 16:26 31 Mar 2026 GMT
Kristi Noem responds as new photos emerge of 'secret crossdresser' husband
Former Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem is reportedly ‘devastated’ by allegations that her husband Bryon was living a double life as a crossdresser.
Pictures were obtained by the Daily Mail that allegedly showed the 56-year-old wearing large fake breasts and pink hotpants, and he also allegedly chatted with fetish models online.
Kristi Noem and Bryon have been under the microscope recently
According to the reports - which have not yet been fully verified - the former defense chief’s husband has been paying adult performers and living a second life while his wife deals with matters of national security at a high clearance level.
In messages seen by then Mail, Bryon chatting with three models from the ‘bimboification’ kink scene, where performers massively enhance their breasts in an attempt to look like human Barbie dolls.
The report alleges that Bryon sent hundreds of messages praising the bodies of the women - who often inject saline into themselves to enlarge their breasts - and confessed that he loves ‘huge, huge ridiculous boobs’.
Now, Kristi’s spokesperson has responded to the claims.
The representative told the Daily Mail that the former Trump government chief was ‘devastated’ by the allegations, which some have also suggested could have compromised her by putting her at risk of blackmail.
Her rep told the publication: “Ms. Noem is devastated.
“The family was blindsided by this, and they ask for privacy and prayers at the time.”
Could this have compromised US national security?
Some have suggested that this alleged double life being led by the husband of a significant figure in global politics could have put national security at risk.
The 54-year-old MAGA supporter - who was at the heart of the ICE scandals in Minnesota earlier this year - was removed from the government earlier this month on March 5.
However, a national security expert told the Mail that she would have been vulnerable to outside intelligence from other countries because of her husband’s alleged acts.
Ex-CIA officer Mark Polymeropoulos is quoted as having said: “If a media organization can find this out, you can assume with a high degree of confidence that a hostile intelligence service knows this as well.”
In one of the photos obtained, Bryon, who made his money in insurance, can be seen with two objects that appear to be balloons stuffed down his shirt to look like breasts with the knots positioned as his ‘nipples’.
He was also allegedly pictures wearing a flesh-colored crop top and pink hotpants.
The Mail also alleges that he sent at least $25,000 via CashAppand PayPal to the online performers, and messages allegedly showed that he was repeatedly asked for money during the time that Noem was in charge of the federal law enforcement agency.
The former CIA man said: “Damaging information like this can be a tantalizing lead for a hostile intelligence service.
“They approach the person and say, if you work with us we won't expose this, and if you don't, we will.
“That's espionage 101.”
What Byron said about the photos
The Daily Mail claims to have spoken to Bryon on the phone and says he did not deny the allegations about his explicit conversations or photos, but denied having made comments about his wife that could have endangered national security.
“Yeah, I made no comments like that, that would lead to that,” he is reported as having said.
“I deny the second part of that.”
Kristi and Bryon Noem relationship timeline
The pair met in high school before getting married in 1992.
They share two daughters, Kassidy, 31, Kennedy 29, and son Booker, 23.
Kristi has been accused of being involved in an affair with advisor Corey Lewandowski after another report by the Mail while she was Governor of South Dakota, but has denied that and put on a united show with her husband.