Kristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband told fetish model he wanted to marry her 5 days after wife ousted from DHS: report

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKristi Noem’s cross-dressing husband told fetish model he wanted to marry her 5 days after wife ousted from DHS: reportModel Nicole Raccagno claimed the married insurance man told her he was in love with her just days after his wife was fired by TrumpRhian Lubin in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 21:29 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953288","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-husband-online-model-b2953288.html","title":"Kristi Noem’s husband told model he wanted to marry her days after DHS ouster: report"}}CloseThe Daily Show comes to Kristi Noem’s husband’s defense after bombshell photosSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSou...