If you needed proof that the “deep state” isn’t some conspiracy theory but a living, breathing problem inside our government, this might be it.
The sitting Secretary of Homeland Security says spyware was secretly installed on her phones and computers — not by China, not by Russia — but by employees inside her own department.
That’s not dysfunction. That’s betrayal.
Shortly after stepping into the role, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says she discovered that some staff members had planted spying software on her devices and the devices of other political hires. According to Noem, it took Elon Musk to help uncover what was happening and secure the compromised systems.
Noem wrote:
“Performing my role as Secretary of Homeland Security has shown me just how real and dangerous the deep state really is.
@elonmusk helped us find that a few DHS staff had installed spying software on the phones and computers of myself and other political hires. We found secret, secure rooms with hidden files that we turned over to attorneys.
Under the leadership of @POTUS Trump, @DHSgov is returning to the standard of excellence and behavior we expect our government agencies to function at. We will root out actors who do not have the interests of America in mind.”
Let that sink in. Political appointees serving under a duly elected president were allegedly being monitored from within their own agency.
And that wasn’t all.
During an appearance on the PBD Podcast, Noem revealed even more. Per The Daily Beast:
“We have to sweep my office on a regular basis to make sure that there’s not listening devices in it,” she said. “It was very prevalent, and I think that what happened at this department was individuals had gotten away with, for years, spying on people who were politically appointed and trying to stop an administration that was coming in and trying to fix this country and keep us safe.”
She also described discovering a secure room — a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility — “that had secret files that nobody knew about on some of these most controversial topics.” Those documents were turned over to attorneys.
The staffers involved were identified and fired. But many Americans are asking whether termination is enough when internal surveillance allegedly targeted the very leadership tasked with reforming the agency.
If you want to hear Secretary Noem walk through the entire episode — including how the spyware was uncovered and what was inside those hidden rooms — watch her full interview on Patrick Bet-David’s podcast below.
Because if this can happen inside DHS, the question isn’t whether the deep state exists.
It’s how deep it goes.