While Kristi Noem is a face familiar to many around the world, her husband, Bryon Noem, tends to keep a much lower profile. However, there are a few details that have emerged regarding the former first gentleman of South Dakota — and sadly, some have been downright heartbreaking.
We'll start with the obvious: the rumors of Kristi and Corey Lewandowski's affair . As a brief overview, Kristi was first accused of stepping out on Bryon with her advisor back in September 2021, with insiders telling American Greatness that they had been romantically linked for months at that point. Not long after, Kristi denied that in a post on X, claiming that the claims were based in sexism and adding, "I love Bryon. I'm proud of the God-fearing family we've raised together" (via People ). However, at some p