India, March 6 -- Soon after Kristi Noem was fired as Homeland Security Secretary on Thursday, speculations about the potential reason behind President Trump's sudden decision started doing the rounds. The 54-year-old recently faced a House hearing about her alleged sexual relations with top aide Corey Lewandowski, and one of her answers potentially doomed her, a White House source told The New York Post.

As per the report, Noem's stunning non-answer on a direct question about her affair was the 'final straw', and prompted Trump to fire her. The president was already boiling over Noem after she told senators on Tuesday that he approved $220 million in ads starring herself.

"The question about the affair at the hearing was actually the f...