Kristi Noem’s husband offers cryptic three-word answer to report that he talked about leaving wife and becoming a woman

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsKristi Noem’s husband pushes back on report that he dissed his wife in online chat with model: ‘Not all true’Exclusive: The 56-year-old husband of the former Secretary of Homeland Security responds to a report about his online relationship with an online dominatrix since 2016Rhian Lubin in New York Friday 10 April 2026 19:22 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":"b2955518","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/kristi-noem-husband-response-reports-b2955518.html","title":"Noem’s husband pushes back on report that he dissed wife in online chat with model"}}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":"receiveInsi...