DEPARTMENT of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse was snatched over the weekend.
Noem is now missing her DHS access card, apartment keys, and passport, among multiple other items that were in the stolen bag.
While dining at Capital Burger in Washington DC with her family on Sunday night, the secretary had her bag snatched by a passing man, as confirmed by a DHS official.
When asked about the theft at the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, Noem said the case wasn’t resolved yet.
Following the incident, the Secret Service has commenced an investigation and has examined surveillance footage from the restaurant to uncover details of the theft, as reported by CNN.
Video showed a man wearing a medical mask steal Noem’s bag and leave the restaurant, cops said.
The bag also contained Noem’s driver’s license, medication, makeup bag, and blank checks.
Plus, Noem had $3,000 in cash in her purse.
A DHS official said she had cash on her because she was treating her family to Easter festivities, according to ABC News.
“Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren,” a DHS official said.
“She was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts.”
Capital Burger is less than a mile away from the White House and just over a mile away from the DHS.
No arrests have been made.
It’s unclear whether Noem was specifically targeted.
The DHS hasn’t returned The U.S. Sun’s request for comment.
Before joining President Donald Trump’s administration, Noem was the governor of South Dakota.
The secretary made headlines last year when she confessed in her book that she shot her dog to death after a failed hunting trip.
Last month, she raised eyebrows when she wore a $50,000 Rolex watch to a prison visit in El Salvador.
Noem has not publicly commented on the theft.
Her government-issued phone has been recovered after the crime, according to Bloomberg.
This theft incident follows the recent revelation that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had shared confidential military information in a family group chat on Signal, using his personal phone.
This is the second time Hegseth has faced accusations of sharing military information on the messaging app with people who aren’t government officials after last month’s security breach.
