Hours before Krist Noem left her job as D.H.S. secretary, her agency bought 5 planes from a donor at a big markup, records show. They were supposed to fly deportees but have largely sat idle -- a striking symbol of gov. waste under President Trump.
Kristi Noem and Markwayne Mullin are blaming each other for ICE buying 10 planes to deport immigrants — without having the crew to fly them. The planes have largely sat idle, minus three lux jets being used to ferry around top officials like Kash Patel