Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel mocked and ridiculed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for having her purse stolen at a Washington, D.C. restaurant on Sunday night. The comedian called the incident “embarrassing.”
“And then we have Kristi Noem, our secretary of Homeland Security, who had her purse stolen last night,” Kimmel said, giving a synopsis of what happened for his live audience. “She was out having Easter dinner with her family, a thief took her purse. Got away with her driver’s license, her apartment keys, her passport, and $3,000 cash.”
“Who carries $3,000 cash?” Kimmel quipped. “What is she T-Pain?”
“A thief wearing a mask, a medical mask, snatched the purse from underneath her seat,” Kimmel continued. “Unfortunately for Secretary Noem, the security footage shows that the suspect is a White male. So that’s a missed opportunity.”
The comedian then noted the irony of Noem being the head of the Department of Homeland Security but could not secure her purse from being stolen.
“And what could be more embarrassing than our head of Homeland Security getting robbed?” Kimmel joked. “It’s unbelievable!”
He then used the incident to ridicule the former South Dakota governor further by using her infamous anecdote about shooting her former dog.
“The funniest part is none of this would have ever happened if she hadn’t shot her guard dog,” Kimmel said.
Noem and her family were at The Capital Burger restaurant in Washington, D.C., celebrating the Easter holiday when she was the victim of the crime, the Washington Examiner previously reported.
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According to multiple reports, security footage showed that the suspect entered the restaurant at 7:55 p.m. local time and sat beside Noem’s table. He positioned himself to get closer to her table and then used his foot to slide her purse closer to him before absconding with it.
“Her entire family was in town, including her children and grandchildren — she was using the withdrawal to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts,” DHS told the Washington Examiner.
