Lewandowski Is Out at DHS

Corey Lewandowski is out at the Department of Homeland Security, days after his longtime ally Kristi Noem was removed as head of the agency. Lewandowski, who had been an unpaid adviser to Noem, "no longer has a role at DHS," a department spokesperson confirmed Saturday without elaborating, USA Today reports. Lewandowski, who managed Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, was photographed days ago accompanying Noem on an official trip to Guyana in her new role as a special envoy, per Politico.

Lewandowski, who began advising Noem when she was governor of South Dakota, had lobbied President Trump to pick her for Homeland Security secretary. It wasn't publicly clear how he was still at the agency; he had joined in February 2025 as a "special government employee," which would mean he couldn't exceed 130 days per year of unpaid work. Lewandowski's authority seemed to go beyond advising, with the power to veto contracts over $100,000, for instance. Noem was asked in a Senate hearing this month about Lewandowski's qualifications for the role and whether she was having an affair with him, a question she didn't answer.