15 blockbuster movies that cost less than Kristi Noem's $220 million DHS ad campaigns

Kristi Noem was ousted of her role at the Department of Homeland Security following Congress questioning.

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• Kristi Noem was fired from her role at the Department of Homeland Security this week.
• Senators had pressed her about the cost and contracts behind a $220 million DHS ad campaign.
• The ad campaign cost more than the production budgets of some major Hollywood hits.

Kristi Noem might not be a Hollywood star, but her department spent like the big studios.