MaddowBlog-It took a while, but Kristi Noem has finally left her waterfront Coast Guard home

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The former homeland security secretary sparked a controversy by staying in a house previously designated for a Coast Guard commandant.

"It took a while, but “The Rachel Maddow Show” confirmed that Noem finally has exited Coast Guard housing, clearing the way for the current Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Kevin Lunday, to move in."

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— MaddowBlog (@maddowblog.bsky.social) 2026-05-12T20:26:22.716Z

https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/it-took-a-while-but-kristi-noem-has-finally-left-her-waterfront-coast-guard-home

On the first full day of Donald Trump’s second term, the president fired Adm. Linda Fagan, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, evicting her from her home with three hours’ notice. The fact that Fagan was a four-star admiral and the first woman to lead a branch of the military apparently meant very little to the Republican White House.

The developments were important on their own, but what followed was an unexpected controversy about who moved into Fagan’s waterfront Coast Guard home after her ouster: Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem filled the vacancy in the house previously designated for the Coast Guard commandant.

This was more common than it should have been. In fact, a variety of prominent Trump administration officials, including high-profile Cabinet secretaries, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, have moved into homes usually reserved for high-ranking officers.

The New York Times reported in March, “The practice of moving public servants onto guarded military bases has no modern precedent. It raises some unsettling questions about the increase in violence against public figures, about the overall health of American democracy and, perhaps most obviously, about who is paying for this.”....

Making matters worse, The Wall Street Journal reported a few weeks ago that Noem remained in the waterfront Coast Guard home for a month after her ouster from the Department of Homeland Security.

It took a while, but “The Rachel Maddow Show” confirmed that Noem finally has exited Coast Guard housing, clearing the way for the current Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Kevin Lunday, to move in.

trump and Hegseth hate the military and see nothing wrong with stealing housing for military generals/admirals for his asshole cabinet members

[GenThePerservering]

1. Poor Noem

she turned herself into a physical freak all for nothing.

[chowder66]

2. Adm. Lunday might want to invest in a UV light and debugging device.

That includes Raid.

[Danascot]

3. It probably took a while

for her husband to pack up all his enhancement paraphernalia.

Not that there's anything wrong about those.

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4. Noem leaves waterfront Coast Guard home that 4-star admiral got 3 hours to vacate: report

Giving Noem only 3 hours to vacate made me smile

Noem leaves waterfront Coast Guard home that 4-star admiral got 3 hours to vacate: report

— Raw Story (@rawstory.com) 2026-05-13T03:08:06Z

https://www.rawstory.com/kristi-noem-2676885630

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem no longer lives at the waterfront Coast Guard home that once housed a four-star admiral who was fired by President Donald Trump and evicted from her home with only three hours to vacate before Noem got to live in the house instead.

Noem left her digs after Trump fired her from DHS in March and named her Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, a Western Hemisphere security initiative — but it took her more than two months to make the move, MS NOW producer Steve Benen reported on Tuesday.

Noem was among several Trump cabinet members, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who have taken over residences normally used for high-ranking military officers, Benen noted. Her move into the Coast Guard home displaced Adm. Linda Fagan, the commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military — a fact that apparently "meant very little to the Republican White House", Benen said.

"Making matters worse, The Wall Street Journal reported a few weeks ago that Noem remained in the waterfront Coast Guard home for a month after her ouster from the Department of Homeland Security," Benen wrote.

"It took a while, but 'The Rachel Maddow Show' confirmed that Noem finally has exited Coast Guard housing, clearing the way for the current Coast Guard commandant, Adm. Kevin Lunday, to move in," Benen added.