Overview
- The Daily Mail on Tuesday published unverified photos and messages that it says show Bryon Noem using the alias "Jason Jackson" to contact fetish models.
- The report describes cross-dressing selfies and payments to women in a fetish scene that prizes an exaggerated "Barbie doll" look, totaling about $25,000.
- A spokesperson for Kristi Noem said she is devastated and that the family was blindsided.
- Bryon Noem did not dispute exchanging messages or sending photos but denied making indiscreet comments about his wife.
- President Trump told the Mail he was surprised by the reports.