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CASTLE ROCK, SD — In a show of support, South Dakotans are rallying around Byron Noem, husband of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, despite his unusual taste for hot pants and exaggerated fake breasts.
The people of the Mount Rushmore State are staunchly defending the former first husband following revelations about his cross-dressing and interest in a “bimbofication” fetish.
“You should have some compassion, he’s a dad,” remarked a stern employee at a Watertown strip club when asked about the controversy by The Post.
Echoing this sentiment, a bartender at the establishment added, “We see them more as parents than politicians.”
In the wake of the scandal’s emergence last week, the former DHS chief expressed her shock through a spokesperson, stating that she was “devastated” by her husband’s involvement in the “bimbofication” community, describing the family’s reaction as being completely “blindsided” by the news.
Her wayward hubby compounded the humiliation in a series of saucy message exchanges first reported by the Daily Mail, including multiple selfies wearing massive fake breasts, some with his face fully visible.
The Post staked out the Noem family home, which has been locked down by the Secret Service, but there was little sign of domestic activity over the Easter weekend.
At one point, a new black SUV briefly pulled into the driveway before departing with another vehicle and speeding down the highway toward Minneapolis.
“I don’t think they’re in town. When they’re in town, you know it, a bartender at a local watering hole, who asked not to be named, said.
The suds-slinger said the Noems were a topic of gossip around town even before the scandal broke.
“We don’t think of them as hometown heroes, just hometown people,” she said.
Several people claimed to know the clinic where Kristi Noem has gotten cosmetic surgery over the years, and claimed one of the couple’s daughters was arrested for marijuana possession in high school, though The Post was unable to independently substantiate it.
Another bartender — working at a restaurant called The Local — said the Noems have been there before, but not lately.
“Secret Service was in here, though. They took up the entire bar … I don’t know where they are now, I know there’s security at the house.”
A pair of men playing poker at a local casino claimed to know the couple, one saying he had the former governor’s number saved in his phone.
“All I will tell you is he’s a good man,” the other gambler said of Bryon, whom he said he knew.
The Post stopped by several of the Noems’ known haunts in Watertown, including feed stores and Kristi’s mother’s favorite restaurant, but patrons were reluctant to share any gossip about the couple and their unconventional marriage.