South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem greets former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump before he speaks at the South Dakota Republican Party rally in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA on September 8, 2023.
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The governor of South Dakota is a Republican Kristi Noem on Sunday tried to turn a controversial anecdote about killing her puppy, revealed in her upcoming memoir, into a case for her political dexterity as she tried try to become by Donald Trump select vice president.
A Friday report from Guard describes her memoir about her decision to kill many animals on the family farm, including a 14-month-old puppy named Cricket and an unnamed goat.
“I can understand why some people are upset about a 20-year-old story about Cricket, one of the working dogs on our farm,” Noem wrote in an article. X post on Sunday. “Whether running the farm or participating in politics, I have never given my responsibilities to anyone else to handle. Even when it was difficult and painful. I follow the law and am a father mothers, dog owners and responsible neighbors.”
Noem spent the weekend dealing with ridicule from both Democrats and Republicans since those anecdotes became public.
In both cases, she stood by her decision to put down the animals, saying Cricket had an “aggressive personality” and that the goat was “mean and mean,” The Guardian reports.
Noem’s Sunday defense comes as a last-ditch effort to quell the wave of suspicion that the situation has stirred as she competes for Trump’s VP nomination against candidates such as Gov. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum, Senator Tim Scott, R.S.C. and Rep. Elise Stefanik, RN.Y.
Over the past several days, people across the political spectrum have taken to social media to comment on the controversy.
Right-wing media personality Laura Loomer said the anecdote would sound the death knell for Noem’s vice presidential aspirations.
“She can’t be Vice President now,” Loomer said at a news conference Friday. parcel. “You can’t shoot your dog and then become Vice President.”
by President Joe Biden The reelection campaign quickly seized the opportunity to offer a subtle dig on Friday, posting photos of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris smiling with dogs.
Governor of Florida and former Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis posted a call to action for people to adopt rescue dogs.
Noem’s animal killings aren’t the first time she’s raised eyebrows in Washington.
In March, the governor of South Dakota posted an infomercial-style video for one Texas dentist appears to act as a commercial witness for the business, despite holding public office.
