ICE Barbie Kristi Noem is reportedly stalling Senate confirmations so she can keep living rent-free in a military base home normally reserved for the Coast Guard’s top officer.
Noem, dubbed “ICE Barbie” for her love for cosplaying in uniforms during PR stunts, has been staying in the Coast Guard commandant’s residence at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C..
A top Trump administration official has now told New York Magazine that Noem is thrilled with her current cost-efficient living arrangements, and does not want any senior Coast Guard official coming in and forcing her out of her new abode.
“They’ve sent no three- or four-stars in the Coast Guard up for confirmation,” the official told the magazine, “because she doesn’t want to get kicked out of the commandant’s house.”