In her book, Noem writes that she took Cricket on a hunting trip with older dogs in hopes of calming down the wild puppy. Instead, Cricket chased the pheasants while "having the time of her life." On the way home from the hunting trip, Noem writes that she stopped to talk to a fa...
Regardless of whether or not Noem behaved ethically or reasonably, the firestorm of controversy around her tale underscores how dogs have long served as symbols of innocence in political rhetoric and as a means for politicians to build trust or arouse the suspicion of the public. In 1952, vice ...
The story — and the vilification she received on social media — has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Experts who work with hunting dogs like Noem’s said she should have trained — not killed — ...
Cricket was Noem’s hunting dog but was rambunctious. Noem took the dog with her on a hunting trip with older dogs in hopes of calming her down. It didn’t work and then on the way home, Noem wrote that when she stopped to talk to a family, Cricket got out o...
• SD-AL: This is an interesting counterpoint to the anti-Pelosi (or at least Pelosi-skeptical) tide that seems to be rising among threatened Blue Dogs, including Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (who’s in the skeptic camp): GOP challenger Kristi Noem is saying that if she wins her race, sh...
Noem likes to play up her ranch roots, often appearing in public clad in a trucker cap and jeans, but she wore a sleeveless red dress at Rushmore. That day, she privately presented the president with abust of Mount Rushmore, with Trump’s face added to it. He loved it. Noem and the...
A Trump-aligned strategist called Noem’s decision “one of the worst PR handlings I’ve ever seen.” “In America we love beer, baseball, and dogs. It’s bipartisan,” the strategist said. “And to think that Donald Trump would think you’re tough ’cause you killed a dog? It’s ...
The comments appear to break with decades of US foreign policy, which has long emphasized a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. • Government watchdogs fired: Trump fired the inspectors general from over a dozen federal agencies in a Friday night purge, paving the way for him to...