DHS Spox Slams Washington Post for Story on Kristi Noem’s Rent-Free Military Base Digs: ‘This Is Truly Sick’

Tom Durante Aug 15th, 2025, 2:37 pm

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Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin is McLivid at after the paper reported on her boss’s rent-free living situation on a military base.

In the story that dropped Friday , reported that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem relocated to the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, in the “Quarters 1” building normally reserved for top U.S. Navy admirals — free of charge.

In a scathing X post later Friday, McLaughlin slammed the paper, saying Noem faces renewed threats to her safety, which was why she move in the first place.

“This is truly sick, @washingtonpost,” McLaughlin said. “The

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