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 14-month-old dog Cricket because "I want the truth to be out ...
“At that moment,” Noem wrote, “I realized I had to put her down.” She led Cricket to a gravel pit and killed her. Critics lambasted her while she defended the killing of Cricket as an example of her willingness to make hard choices. ...
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...
Afterward, Noem wrote, she led Cricket to a gravel pit and killed her. She said she also shot a goat that the family owned, saying it was mean and liked to chase her kids. The response to the story was swift: “Post a picture with your dog that doesn’t involve shooting them and...
Former President Donald Trump has tapped South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to be his Homeland Security secretary.
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 for...
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.