Kristi Noem Looks Painfully Out Of Place In Awkward Denim 'Fit Amidst A Sea Of Suits & Ties

She must've thought it was casual Friday. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stopped by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, where she complimented its workers for training law enforcement agents across many different agencies. But in pictures posted to Instagram, it looked like either Noem didn't get the dress code memo or she was once again asking the internet to roast her for some more cowboy cosplay. While everyone else in the photo wore business suits and ties, Noem played it too cool and went with an all-denim outfit of jeans, a jean jacket with the sleeves rolled up, a navy blue shirt to really keep things monochromatic, and some black laced-up combat boots.

Noem appeared to look blissfully unaware of her sticking out like a sore thumb, but users in the comments certainly noticed, with many people pointing out how out of place Noem looked without a suit on and wishing she had dressed a little more professionally. One user called Noem out for her love of playing dress up and posted, "Cosplay Barbie wasting taxpayers money again." Another called her out for dressing for the completely wrong event, posting, "Dressed like she's headed to the rodeo. Disgraceful."

It's clear that Kristi Noem likes to dress for whatever she thinks the occasion might be, even if it's not exactly appropriate. In March 2025, she posted a video to X, formerly known as Twitter, of her surrounded by police wearing fatigues and brandishing guns as she wore a military ICE vest over a sweater and jeans -– but decided to accessorize it with a cascade of hair extensions that seemed to grow out of her American flag emblazoned beanie. The glammed-up military Barbie look had everyone roasting her, with one user nailing it when they posted, "Cosplay Rambo Barbie strikes again."

Even well-known conservatives on the same side of the aisle as Noem have spoken out against her out-of-place sartorial choices. In a clip posted to YouTube, Megyn Kelly unloaded on Noem with a cutthroat take that condemned her many photo ops as she vented, "Just stop trying to glamorize the mission and put yourself in the middle of it as you cosplay ICE agent, which you're not." But Noem's history of playing dress up extends even beyond areas of law enforcement because we've spotted her in five different confusing costumes that had us scratching our heads. Maybe Noem just likes getting into character (whatever she thinks that is), but she might want to do a little more research next time she's stopping by a government agency that has an obvious dress code.