By Katherine Tinsley
2:36am PDT, Apr 23, 2025
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According to
NBC News, Noem's handbag, which had about $3,000 in cash in it, was snatched at Capital Burger while the Secret Service was nearby.
"Her entire family was in town, including her children and grandchildren — she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts," the spokesperson said following her April 20 dinner.
Aside from the luxury bag being taken, the Department of Homeland Security rep said the thief now has Noem's driver's license, passport, DHS badge, makeup, checks, bank card, healthcare card, medication and apartment keys.
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The
New York Post reported Kristi Noem was carrying around a Gucci B large shoulder bag worth $4,400, which also had a Louis Vuitton Clemence Purse inside.
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X users rushed to social media to react to Kristi Noem losing her purse on Easter.
"Kristi Noem, the person in charge of our national security, was robbed in a restaurant while she had her security detail with her," someone wrote. "Got it."
"Serious question. @KristiNoem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen," another speculated. "She has been on a govt salary for years. Something ain't right."
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Donald Trump previously expressed his concerns about Washington, D.C., having a higher crime rate than average.
"Washington, D.C., must become CLEAN and SAFE again! We need our Great Police back on the street, with no excuses from the Mayor, or anyone else," Trump said on Truth Social last March.
"The House should take up the D.C. funding 'fix' that the Senate has passed, and get it done IMMEDIATELY," he added.
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Donald Trump, who often advocates for a harsher police system, hopes to see laws enforced in the nation's capital moving forward.
"We need to clean up our once beautiful Capital City, and make it beautiful again," Trump continued.
"We will be TOUGH ON CRIME, like never before," he declared. "I will work with the Mayor on this and, if it does not happen, will have no choice but to do it myself. Washington, D.C., will be better, safer, and more beautiful than ever before!"
