Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog. Why Is This Story in Her Book?


by New York Magazine

New York Magazine— Kristi Noem tells a story about killing her dog in her new book. Why would you include an anecdote about fatally shooting a puppy if you...

dailym.ai—Kristi Noem's team cut dog-killing story from her first book fearing the impact it would have on her 'brand'but her new team did not stand in the way. As the controversy over the tale that South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem once killed her own dog, it has been revealed that Noem actually tried to tell the story two years earlier.

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

NBC News—Kristi Noem defends her account of killing own dog in new book. 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...