Kristi Noem bought five aircraft for $304 million from Daedalus during DHS tenure

Kristi Noem purchased five airplanes for at least $304 million from Daedalus Aviation Corporation on her last morning as DHS secretary, part of a total of ten aircraft acquired during her 14‑month tenure; Daedalus had previously bought a Gulfstream jet for $83 million and resold it to DHS for $106 million, and one of the planes was a Boeing 737 converted into a private jet with a stand‑up bar, two bedrooms, marble showers and a manta‑ray‑skin‑covered table.