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Why the Hell Is Kristi Noem Carrying Around $3,000 in Cash?! (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 21 OP
To pay for dinner, duhhhhhhhhh! rich7862 Apr 21 #1
For something she doesn't want traceable. JohnSJ Apr 21 #2
That's what Bitcoin is for Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 21 #6
Cash works too. JohnSJ Apr 21 #7
It does but Bitcoin is harder for a third party to steal Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 21 #8
Maybe it was somebody in her security detail. (sarcasm?) JohnSJ Apr 21 #10
Pushers don't take Bitcoin. eppur_se_muova Apr 21 #16
Botox, foundation and bronzer isn't cheap, and with that face $3k might last a day or two. dem4decades Apr 21 #3
Anyone markodochartaigh Apr 21 #4
MAGA Barbie SARose Apr 21 #5
In the South and on the highway it is confiscated as "Drug Money". If going out to buy a used car and paying in cash LiberalArkie Apr 21 #9
She just picked up the vig. Swede Apr 21 #11
I think it's pure speculation, they've got nothing concrete bucolic_frolic Apr 21 #12
What outfit was she wearing when she was "robbed"? sheshe2 Apr 21 #13
If memory serves from my wilder younger days, the motels that rent rooms by the hour only take cash :) steelyboo Apr 21 #14
She has to be SERVICING other GQP'ers MagaSmash Apr 21 #15
Drug dealers don't take AMEX (nt) appmanga Apr 21 #17
If Crusty Noem pays cash for her latest round of plastic surgery........ wolfie001 Apr 21 #18
Brillo pads are cheap some_of_us_are_sane Apr 21 #21
For the same outcome too wolfie001 Apr 21 #22
Back attcha! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 21 #23
It was her share of the loot that DOGE stole from all the agencies n/t aggiesal Apr 21 #19
Coke. Dan Apr 21 #20

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(122,377 posts)
8. It does but Bitcoin is harder for a third party to steal
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 04:29 PM
Apr 21

Still, one has to wonder about her security detail. Nobody should have been able to get close enough to steal her purse from her,

markodochartaigh

(2,759 posts)
4. Anyone
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 04:20 PM
Apr 21

want to bet that she had a pistol in her bag too?

Also, there is a real advantage in having Trump's people in office in this situation. Normally, with the dhs id and personal id of a high-ranking official being stolen, there would be increased security concerns necessitating law enforcement alerts. With Trump's people already in place we can be sure that the agencies have already been compromised. Any two-bit cyberhoodlum in Moscow already could access Noem's information if they wanted.

LiberalArkie

(18,055 posts)
9. In the South and on the highway it is confiscated as "Drug Money". If going out to buy a used car and paying in cash
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 04:29 PM
Apr 21

better hope you do not get stopped on the way.

The DOJ says that carrying that much cash is ALWAYS drug proceeds

bucolic_frolic

(50,082 posts)
12. I think it's pure speculation, they've got nothing concrete
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 04:35 PM
Apr 21

Big people carry more cash. Could be emergency money, she doesn't want to leave it home to be susceptible to theft. Or it could be for fringe expenses, but I doubt they can manufacture something out of it unless there's more evidence. Question is, where'd she get it? Cashing a paycheck, bank withdrawals ... not a problem. Not sticking up for her, just listening.

sheshe2

(91,684 posts)
13. What outfit was she wearing when she was "robbed"?
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 04:59 PM
Apr 21

And was her reaction, "tough Girl mode" or perhaps to soften her image a bit she....





She had to make up for her faux pas with the locked and loaded assault rifle she had pointed to a fellow agent's head. She had to show her vulnerable side.

steelyboo

(430 posts)
14. If memory serves from my wilder younger days, the motels that rent rooms by the hour only take cash :)
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 05:05 PM
Apr 21

wolfie001

(4,805 posts)
18. If Crusty Noem pays cash for her latest round of plastic surgery........
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 06:29 PM
Apr 21

......then there will be no financial trail. That way we'll never know how many trips she took to look that ghoulish.

some_of_us_are_sane

(1,202 posts)
21. Brillo pads are cheap
Mon Apr 21, 2025, 08:35 PM
Apr 21

to grind off those pock-marked cheeks... and plain CRISCO should work fine on those inflated lips.

(Plus, with the large sized can, she could get a whole WEEK out of it!)

(The girl needs to budget better. )

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