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The purchases occurred on Noem's last day as DHS secretary, with reports indicating substantial markups on the planes.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T20:25:12.722Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-05T22:39:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T20:25:12.722Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":65,"hype":45,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to The New York Times, with documents and aviation experts cited.","critic":"Reports quote affected parties and explain why the story matters, but lack specific dates for all events.","hype":"Headlines promise a scandal, but the body of the reporting is more measured and factual."}},"tags":["#KristiNoem","#DHS","#GovernmentContracts","#Aviation","#PoliticalDonations"],"entities":["Kristi Noem","Department of Homeland Security","Daedalus Aviation Corporation","William Walters","The New York Times"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The Department of Homeland Security agreed to pay $214 million for five aircraft from Daedalus Aviation Corporation.","Daedalus Aviation Corporation's chair, William Walters, had donated $10,000 to Kristi Noem's political action committee in 2024.","The New York Times reported that Daedalus had bought the most expensive jet for less than $90 million months before selling it to DHS for $108 million.","Kristi Noem called The New York Times' report 'factually incorrect' and 'libelous'."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On her final day as Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem's department agreed to purchase five aircraft from Daedalus Aviation Corporation for a total of $214 million. The deal included a Boeing 737 airliner converted into a private jet for $108 million, and two luxury Gulfstream jets for $106 million. The department also bought two 17-year-old Boeing 737 passenger planes for $45 million each."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The New York Times reported that Daedalus Aviation Corporation's chair, William Walters, had donated $10,000 to Noem's political action committee, American Resolve, in 2024. The company stated Walters did not know the PAC was associated with Noem at the time. The Times also reported that Daedalus had acquired the Boeing 737 airliner for less than $90 million months before the DHS purchase. Additionally, Daedalus had spent approximately $83 million to acquire the two Gulfstream jets."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disputed claims"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Kristi Noem stated that The New York Times' report was 'factually incorrect' and 'libelous'. 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