Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is currently staying in Quarters 1 — the official waterfront residence of the U.S. Coast Guard commandant — at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling.
That home is traditionally reserved for the Coast Guard’s top admiral. Noem moved in after her Navy Yard apartment became a security risk following media exposure.
DHS defended the move, citing rising threats against Noem — including doxxing and other targeted harassment. A department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Friday that her relocation is temporary and necessary.
The New York Post reports:
“Following the media’s publishing of the location of Secretary Noem’s Washington D.C. apartment, she has faced vicious doxxing on the dark web and a surge in death threats, including from the terrorist organizations, cartels, and criminal gangs that DHS targets.
Due to threats and security concerns, she has been forced to temporarily stay in secure military housing,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. “Secretary Noem continues to pay rent for her Navy Yard residence.
“It’s a shame that the media chooses sensationalism over the safety of people enforcing America’s laws to keep Americans safe,” McLaughlin added.
Noem said last week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents “are now facing a 1000% increase in assaults against them as they risk their lives to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.”
While she stays on base, Noem is still paying rent on her Navy Yard apartment.
Critics — including some Democratic lawmakers and former Coast Guard officials — argue that the move breaks precedent and could signal misuse of government resources. They claim it ties up limited military housing and creates bad optics.
But DHS officials point to the reality on the ground: Noem has become a high-profile target as attacks on DHS staff have surged. Her increased security detail and change of residence are seen as pragmatic responses to real threats.
Still, some observers remain fixated on the fact that she’s not paying rent for the Coast Guard home — and on her personal wealth, as if that disqualifies her from protection.
At the heart of the criticism is a familiar pattern: security needs clashing with political narratives. But protecting senior officials shouldn’t be up for debate when credible threats are in play.
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Why can’t we email this article to our friends? Seems rather dumb to me. Think ‘increasing circulation/readership base’.
So why is her location being given out AGAIN ?!