South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Wednesday reiterated her defense of shooting and killing her family's dog, which she reportedly details in a forthcoming book. Noem, who is considered to be a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump, said in a Fox News interview that the dog was "extremely dangerous." "It had come to us from a family who had found her way too aggressive," Noem said, adding that the dog "massacred" neighbor's livestock the day of the killing. Noem said her dog,...
Donald Trump VP contender, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, is defending shooting and killing her family dog, which she describes in her upcoming book.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem faced scrutiny on CBS's Face The Nation regarding her claim of meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Noem deflected direct the questions.
Politicians and dog experts are criticizing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after she wrote in a new book about killing a rambunctious puppy. The story - and the vilification she received on social media - has some wondering whether she’s still a viable potential running mate for presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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
To the editor: So South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is proud of the fact that she shot her dog. ("The women of Trump's GOP try to answer the question: Who's the most macho?" Opinion, May 1) What's really frightening here is if she’s proud of this incident, what sort of behavior is she not proud of? Calling her a sociopath is really not fair to sociopaths. My money says there's more to this story. This is a cruel, vicious person who should not be let near dogs or voters. Peter Scofield, Corona del...
Kimberly Guilfoyle launched children's book 'The Princess and her Pup'. Many took it to be a dig at Kristi Noem who has been slammed for killing a puppy. Donald Trump is reportedly considering Noem as his running mate
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.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has defended her decision to kill a young dog many years ago.The Guardian reported that in her forthcoming book, "No Going Back: The Truth on What's Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," Noem recounted the story about the dog, Cricket, that had been around 14 months old. According to the outlet, Noem recalled that she had taken the dog on a pheasant hunt with older canines, desiring to calm Cricket down and start to teach her how to act. But she was...
Taking to X following deafening backlash—she was dubbed “evil,” “trash,” and “Jeffrey Dahmer with veneers,” among other things—Noem wrote Sunday that she “can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch.” She included the bizarre anecdote, though, because she believes “people are looking for leaders who are authentic, willing to learn from the past, and don’t shy away from tough challenges,” i.e., shooting their own dog. She...
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem continues to defend her reasoning behind shooting her 14-month-old dog.
WASHINGTON — Kristi Noem suggested Sunday that President Joe Biden's dog Commander should meet a similar fate as her 14-month-old dog Cricket, whom the South Dakota governor reportedly described shooting and killing in her coming book. "Joe Biden’s dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people. So how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog and what to do with it?" Noem, who is considered a potential running mate for former President...