Who is the secret donor paying Kristi Noem to send South Dakota’s National Guard to Texas? What if there is a wildfire or other crisis at home in South Dakota during this partisan campaign stunt? Why is the military allowed to be a secret political mercenary force?
The South Dakota guard “politicizing the military with a secret donor” part reeks of Erik Prince. The border activity feels like the sham “build the wall” criminal case.

But if I am wrong and this is “very legal & very cool” — why not disclose the donor?
And does the secret Noem mercenary donor have any business before the South Dakota state government, the Texas state government, or the United States government?

Might this donation be part of seeking any material benefit from the state or the feds?
Good Q. I suspect we all will have a civic lesson on the lawful use of the national guard ….
And to be clear to the gaslighters, we KNOW the governor has the power to deploy the guard. The issue is about using a secret donation to fund a mercenary mission and whether the donation is tied to any government contract, service, or favor requested by the secret donor.

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