The Daily Mail has revealed that Bryon Noem, husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, engaged in cross-dressing and sent explicit photos to online fetish models. The 56-year-old reportedly shared images of himself with balloons stuffed under women's clothing to imitate large breasts, part of the so-called 'bimbofication' scene.
A spokesman for Kristi Noem, 54, said she was 'devastated' and 'blindsided' by the revelations, but made no attempt to deny the facts. However, multiple Trump insiders claim that Bryon's proclivities were an open secret in Washington, with senior White House officials gossiping about his behaviour for months.
'I've heard people say Bryon dresses up in women's clothes, but I didn't imagine something this reckless,' one administration official told the Daily Mail. Another senior Department of Homeland Security official said: 'I have been hearing he was a cross-dresser since last year and that she was telling people about it – we assumed to justify her affair.'
The alleged affair refers to Kristi Noem's relationship with her chief aide Corey Lewandowski, which she has denied. There is no evidence that Bryon's online activities were uncovered during Kristi's vetting for the DHS role in early 2025, but experts say it would likely have disqualified her. 'If they had gotten wind of this, I guarantee she would have been blacklisted,' said Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors.
A senior DHS official added: 'This would have been a disqualification for national security eligibility for anyone else whose spouse was hiding this.' Trump fired Kristi Noem in early March amid backlash over immigration enforcement and a controversial advertising campaign.
