Folks have large sums of cash (say, three grand) confiscated by police during a traffic stop because......

[FadedMullet]

......they say it is suspicious, perhaps drug related. Kristi Noem’s chunk of cash is gone now, but I would ask why it wouldn’t merit the same scrutiny.

[kimbutgar]

1. I wouldn't be shocked if she has a drug habit of cocaine risk or another illegal substance

She looks insane in her eyes.

[orangecrush]

2. It was a brush pass.

Whatever was in that purse went straight to a hostile state

[BurnDoubt]

3. Proceeds of a Bribe??????????????

A one-time Border Pass?????????????? She IS a Republican, after all. Easier to plead "forgiveness" than "permission".... You can't trust any of them past a greeting. Kleptocracy has its own rules. (I don't believe her.) Lock Her Up!!!!! Dog Terminator. She fits the criterion that condemned the goat AND the dog. Poo Tee Weet.

[generalbetrayus]

4. Bribe was my first thought.

[flvegan]

5. I like how obsessed we are with this alleged $3k. n/t

[DFW]

6. You'd think we had worse problems to ponder.

Maybe some people truly don’t?

[Vinca]

7. Maybe she carries thousands of dollars around in case she sees a nice shirt she wants to buy. It

seems she spends lots of money on expensive stuff what with the Rolex watch and Gucci bag. $3,000 for a shirt is nothing to her. I'm less concerned about her money than I am about her lack of common sense. If you happen to be carrying important stuff in your handbag, why would you just slide it under your chair and forget about it? At the very least place it between your feet so you might notice if someone is pulling it away.