Kristi Noem is finally ending her marriage to Bryon Noem.
The former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security has effectively ended speculation that the 34-year union is over. She’s also begun scrubbing images of the former married couple from her social media pages.
Bryon’s last public appearance was in March when he supported his wife in court during her hearings before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.
Kristi was grilled over the department’s use of funds, immigration enforcement, and rumors that she was involved in an extramarital affair with Corey Lewandowski.
Lewandowski is her senior advisor and DHS de facto chief of staff.
Noem filed for divorce on Sept. 28. She and her husband share three adult children, Kassidy, Kennedy, and Booker, and four grandchildren.
Among other concerns was that she approved DHS’ lease of a $70 million luxury jet outfitted with a bedroom with a queen-size bed.
Hearsay about the marriage being on the fritz traces to Nov. 2025, when social media sleuths noticed that Byron did not publicly acknowledge Kristi’s birthday.
The former couple has recently held a big Thanksgiving dinner with the family just days earlier. Now, Noem appears to be deleting older photos of Byron from her social media pages. They were seen posing together in images shared in December of last year.
In the last post Byron shared of or about Noem, he said, “Happy #32 to my favorite gal in the whole wide world! It’s been a heckuva ride and I’m so glad to have been on it with you. I love you Dear! You bless me. Happy Anniversary.” That message was posted in May 2024.
Weeks after the hearings, Bryon’s closeted lifestyle and texts to models were revealed.
One of the women claimed to have asked him about the affair allegations. Kristi’s husband purportedly replied, “I know. There’s nothing I can do about it.”
Given the estranged couple’s recent scandals, hardly anyone was shocked by the filing.
According to one online critic, “He should have filed years ago.” A second reaction read, “Wonder what the payment will be for him to sign an NDA. My guy is about to get paid.”
Kristi’s mother, Corrine Arnold, confirmed the relationship was over in a July Daily Mail interview. She said, “It has been difficult, but we knew this was coming, that they were going to get divorced.”
For countless others, the silver lining to the divorce is: Kristi is now free to date whoever she wants, including the man she denied being romantically involved with.
The pile-on included numerous people linking her to the former senior adviser. One such remark read, “Shell announce next week that her and Corey Lewandowski are in a relationship.”
Someone else commented, “Any bets on when Corey will be filing for divorce from his wife?” Lewandowski has been married to his wife Alison Hardy since 2005. They share four children but reportedly have not lived together for years.
While a third person declared, “She’s been in an extra marital affair with Cory Lewandowski for years! A divorce would just be a formality at this point.”
During her hearing, Kristi called the rumors “tabloid garbage.” However, the scrutiny of her personal life and professional performance likely cost the secretary her job at DHS.
Donald Trump fired her a day after the second round of committee questions. She was then assigned as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas. She previously served as governor of South Dakota before joining Trump’s administration.
The new assignment has deterred chatter about her and Lewandowski. Critics suspect he has remained in Kristi’s life throughout her husband’s scandal.
The pair was spotted together as recently as August, riding bikes and laughing during an outing near Lake Minnetonka in suburban Minneapolis. Hecklers even speculated that the former aide spent time with the Noem family in July.
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