South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem – who has been considered to be apotential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump– addressed on Sunday the recent attention on her new book where she writes about killing an unruly dog and a goat. The Guardianobtained a copy o...
She was vilified this year for a story she told in herbook about killingher 14-month-old wirehaired pointer named Cricket. 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 d...
She said in the book that she “hated” the “aggressive” dog, who she says ruined a pheasant hunt and attacked her neighbor’s chickens. Noem faced condemnation from both sides of the aisle for the dog revelation. Noem was in the running to possibly become Donald Trump's vice president...
It also solidifies her standing in MAGA circles after chatter about her serving as a potential running mate to Trump faltered amid the release of her book, in which she wrote about shooting a young dog she described as untrainable. Noem earned the backing of those on both sides of the a...
Noem: "I want the truth to be out there" about killing her dog South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem tells "Face the Nation" that her forthcoming book has been "edited" after her claim about meeting Kim Jong Un turned out to be false. She also said that she shared a story about killing her...
passage of her book, Noem implies that she would be willing to execute Commander herself. Contemplating what she would do as her first act as president, she wrote, “The first thing I’d do is make sure Joe Biden’s dog was nowhere on the grounds. (‘Commander, say hello to Cricket ...
MORE: Kristi Noem blamed shooting her dog on the realities of rural life. Experts say that doesn't add up. She was also criticized for writing in her new memoir abouthow she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog "Cricket"after it demonstrated an "aggressive personality, and was forc...
Noem gained national attention following a refusal to employ a mask mandate policy in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. When she took office in 2019, she became the first woman to serve as governor of South Dakota. The president-elect hasannounced a number of nomineesand appointments si...
Noem was seen as a possible VP pick for Trump, but even MAGA world is revolted over her shocking admission she shot and killed a family dog.
In her book,No Going Back, Noemwrotethat Cricket ruined a pheasant shoot, killed a neighbor's chickens, and tried to bite Noem herself before she killed the dog she “hated.” She also wrote about killing a goat she deemed too aggressive, dumping its body in the same gravel pit as Cric...