Congressman Trolls Kristi Noem During Testimony With Brand New Coast Guard Blankie
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Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) gave Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem a gift that was a nod to one of her most embarrassing moments in office.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) brought a special gift for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during her testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
In an apparent troll of Noem, Moskowitz presented the secretary with a new U.S. Coast Guard blanket – a reference to an incident last year involving Noem’s senior adviser, Corey Lewandowski, firing a Coast Guard pilot due to the secretary’s lost blanket.
“Now I want to end on a happy note,” Moskowitz said. “Mr. Chairman, real quickly, you know, the president gave all sorts of stuff out at the State of the Union. I don’t want you to leave. I got you a new Coast Guard blankie, the one you lost. This is for you. You don’t leave empty-handed when you come to Judiciary.”
The incident Moskowitz was referring to was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The newspaper claimed that Lewandowski had fired a Coast Guard pilot last spring after Noem’s blanket was left behind when the pair switched planes due to technical difficulties with their original plane. When the pilots entered the cabin later into the flight, Lewandowski approached them and asked which one of them should be fired because Noem’s blanket had been left behind.
One of the pilots, later identified as Coast Guard Cmdr. Keith Thomas, by The Daily Mail, took responsibility for the mistake and was fired on the spot by Lewandowski, per The Wall Street Journal.
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