Kristi Noem’s Bag, With Safety Badge and $3,000, Is Stolen

A purse belonging to the homeland safety secretary Kristi Noem containing her passport, division safety badge and $3,000 in money was stolen on Sunday evening at a restaurant in Washington, the division confirmed.

Ms. Noem additionally confirmed the theft on the White Home Easter Egg Roll on Monday morning.

The division didn’t give specifics, however mentioned it might verify the main points of a CNN article, which mentioned that Ms. Noem’s bag additionally contained her driver’s license, medicine, condo keys and clean checks.

“Her whole household was on the town together with her kids and grandchildren,” the division mentioned by way of e-mail. “She was utilizing the money withdrawal to deal with her household to dinner, actions and Easter presents.”

The Metropolitan Police Division in Washington on Monday referred inquiries to the Secret Service, which itself referred inquiries to Homeland Safety.

Ms. Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota earlier than becoming a member of the Trump administration, has drawn consideration for her provocative social media posts, together with a video from a Salvadoran jail during which she wore an Immigration and Customs Enforcement cap and a Rolex watch.

As homeland safety secretary, Ms. Noem runs a division that’s accountable for the nation’s safety. Its duties embrace border management and immigration, terrorism safety and cybersecurity.

Companies throughout the division embrace FEMA, the emergency company; the Coast Guard; and the Secret Service.