Kristi Noem pointedly refuses to say she's not having an affair with Corey Lewandowski - LGBTQ Nation

"Have you had sexual relations with Corey Lewandowski? Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove asked Noem, referring to one of her top aides with whom she is rumored to be having an affair. This came after Kamlager-Dove listed some of the accusations of corruption against Lewandowski and some of his past arrests."

"Mr. Chairman, I am shocked we're going down and peddling tabloid garbage in this committee today, Noem responded. Noem continued to ramble over Kamlager-Dove, but she never said that she is not involved with Lewandowski."

"It is OK to be offended by the questions, Kamlager-Dove responded, but it is also a real question. She said that questions about whether government officials are having sexual relationships with their subordinates should be easy to answer."

During a House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security hearing, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove questioned Secretary Kristi Noem about rumors of a sexual relationship with Corey Lewandowski, one of her top aides. Both officials are married to other people. Lewandowski's involvement in approving large DHS contracts has raised concerns, and he has previously refused to disclose whether he receives payment from outside companies. When asked directly about sexual relations, Noem characterized the question as tabloid garbage rather than providing a denial. Kamlager-Dove pressed that such questions about government officials and their subordinates should be straightforward to answer. Noem did not explicitly deny the allegations during the exchange.

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