Donald Trump’s pick for Vice President. Last week, the Guardian revealed an excerpt from Noem’s soon-to-be-published memoir. In it, she details the way she took a puppy, named Cricket, to a gravel pit and shot it dead in front of a “starled construction crew”.
Noem says in the book she “hated” the dog, it could not be trained for hunting and was “aggressive” towards other animals and humans. Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!She also reveals she killed a “musky, disgusting, rancid” goat that chased her children. However, the first shot only wounded the animal.
She had to go to her truck to reload her gun to finish the job.When The Guardian story ran, Noem realized some damage limitation was in order. “We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” Noem said on X. “Sadly, we just had to put down 3 horses a few weeks ago that had been in our family for 25 years.”This did little to quell the furor online.
Even experienced farmhands said that putting down a horse toward the end of its life is not the same as shooting a puppy.Yesterday, Noem posted another attempt to defend her actions. “I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book — No Going Back. The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned.
I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book — No Going Back. The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons…“What I learned from my years of public service, especially leading South Dakota through COVID, is people are looking for leaders who are authentic, willing to learn from the past, and don’t shy away from tough challenges. My hope is anyone
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