Kristi Noem's book includes a fake story about her meeting Kim Jong Un


by Mother Jones

Mother Jones— After it emerged recently that Gov. Kristi Noem recounts a graphic, disturbing story in her forthcoming book about killing her puppy with a gun, the Republican from South Dakota defended the violence as a “tough decision” she had to make. The dog, she wrote, had attacked some chickens. “I talk about it because what I’m […]

FOX News—Dem lawmaker’s response to Kristi Noem’s Kim Jong Un controversy blasted as racist. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., found himself in hot water Monday after he was accused of perpetuating a racist stereotype about Asians in a now-deleted post on X. The post had been in response to a CBS Mornings’ interview with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, discussing her request to remove an excerpt from her forthcoming book, "No Going Back," about supposedly meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.  The Republican governor, who is rumored to be a potential vice president pick for Donald Trump,...

TMZ—Kristi Noem Admits She Never Met Kim Jong Un Despite Book Claim. Kristi Noem's book's landed her in hot water again this time resulting from a factual error claiming she met Kim Jong Un -- even though the meet never happened. The South Dakota Governor went on CBS' "Face The Nation" Sunday morning to talk…

The Independent—Kristi Noem wrote in her memoir that she’d met Kim Jong Un. Now she’s walking that claim back. South Dakota governor’s has attracted controversy for exaggerated claims