内容摘要：Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rapid City, S.D. (1,825 square feet)

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Rapid City, S.D. (1,825 square feet)

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem reacts to the crowd prior to remarks from Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)The expenses, released last month following a lawsuit by

, have incensed Republicans in the deep-red state, with several GOP lawmakers accusing Noem of tapping state funds to fuel her own political ascendancy.The uproar comes as the Trump administration seeks to eliminate waste, fraud and abuse in government and as Noem has taken over DHS, the third-largest federal agency, with a budget and workforce many times the size of South Dakota’s.The spending “offends a lot of people,” said Dennis Daugaard, a former Republican South Dakota governor, who added that costs generated by Noem’s ambition for higher office could’ve been paid with campaign funds.

Taffy Howard, a GOP state senator whoover her refusal to disclose her travel expenses, expressed shock at the price tag. “It seems like an incredible amount of money,” Howard told AP.

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