Kristi Noem defends her account of killing own dog in new book

NBC News— South Dakota governor and Republican vice presidential contender Kristi Noem on Friday responded to a news report about a section of her forthcoming book where she describes killing her 14-month-old dog. "We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm," she said in a post to X above a headline from The Guardian, which obtained a copy of Noem's upcoming book, “No Going Back." The Guardian's article describes a section of Noem's book, set for release next month, where...

Yahoo—South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends 'tough decisions' like killing own dog in her new book. Noem, a potential VP pick for Donald Trump, describes killing the 14-month-old dog after deciding it was “less than worthless” and “untrainable.”

TheHill—Noem defends telling story about killing dog in new book. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) defended herself Monday after she received mass criticism for sharing a story of shooting and killing her young hunting dog and an improbable anecdote that she met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in her new book. Noem stood by her decision to kill the 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in

WKBN.com—Kristi Noem describes killing dog after bad hunting trip in new book. (The Hill) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) in a forthcoming book describes shooting a family dog after a hunting trip, according to a report in The Guardian, which obtained a copy of the book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” In the book, []