Kristi Noem’s $108 Million Luxury Jet Now Melania Trump’s Personal Sky Palace

Remember Kristi Noem’s infamous $108 million luxury jet? The one she claimed was needed to deport detainees but mostly ferried her and Corey Lewandowski, her alleged sidepiece, on lavish weekend getaways? Well, that “love shack in the sky” isn’t going anywhere. Instead of cutting costs after Noem’s firing, the White House swooped in and claimed the plane for Melania Trump’s personal use.

Despite Immigration and Customs Enforcement wanting to ditch the plane, the White House intervened, keeping it under the Department of Homeland Security’s budget. DHS claims it’s now “available to Cabinet members who need secure command and control and rapid long-range mobility.” But here’s the kicker: Melania Trump isn’t a Cabinet member, and it’s unclear what “secure command and control” she needs. Yet she gets to fly around in a jet that’s even fancier than Vice President JD Vance’s ride.

The administration’s jet obsession is staggering. There’s Trump’s $400 million “flying bribe palace” from Qatar, which taxpayers are shelling out up to $1 billion to refurbish so Trump can take it when he leaves office. DHS has also acquired eight other luxury private jets aside from Noem’s former ride. Even FBI Director Kash Patel uses his agency plane for personal trips and to ferry his fake country singer girlfriend around.

And now, over $100 million of taxpayer money is spent so Melania Trump can zip around in style, presumably to whatever mysterious activities she’s up to these days — maybe hanging out with robots or staging bizarre press conferences denying Epstein connections. Whatever the reason, it’s a grotesque misuse of public funds.

This administration’s priorities are clear: lavish private jets for the privileged few, while the rest of America pays the bill. No accountability, no shame, just more corruption and entitlement at taxpayers’ expense.