An Associated Press analysis of recently released travel records found more than $150,000 in expenses tied to Noem’s political and personal activity.

Prior to becoming Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security secretary, former South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) was busy gallivanting around the country in an attempt to raise her political profile with multiple trips to Mar-a-Lago and another to Paris to give a speech -- on the taxpayer's dime.

Kristi Noem, who previously served as the governor of South Dakota, has come under fire after her travel expenses were publicized, leading fellow GOP lawmakers to call her out