Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota defends a passage from a book in which she talks about murdering a goat and a dog.

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Vice presidential contender South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defended actions described in her upcoming book in which she killed a dog and goat on her family farm.

The Guardian was able to receive an excerpt from Noem’s book that states that Cricket was “less than worthless… as a hunting dog,” “untrainable,” and “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.”

Noem writes, “I hated that dog,” as reported by the Guardian.

In the excerpt, Noem writes she attempted to tame the dog, who she said behaved “like a trained assassin,” with an electronic collar, but ultimately made the decision to put her down by shooting her in a gravel pit after an incident in which the dog attacked a local family’s chickens and bit her.

The Guardian quotes Noem as saying, “It was not a pleasant job, but it had to be done.” And once it was done, I discovered there was still another painful task to be completed.

The Guardian then cites passages from the book where Noem uses a similar technique to shoot a goat. The goat is described by Noem as “disgusting, musky, rancid” and “nasty and mean.” Noem continues, “The goat developed a habit of chasing and falling on her kids.

Noem adds, “I guess if I were a better politician I wouldn’t tell the story here,” in an attempt to set herself apart from conventional politicians.

Using a photo of the Guardian article, Noem said that her behavior was typical for a farm.

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Trump has acknowledged shortlisting a number of lawmakers, including Noem, a devoted fan of his, to be his running mate.

Noem stated to CNN’s Dana Bash earlier in April that she would still back Trump even in the event if the New York hush money trial found him guilty.

Noem would not answer if, in the midst of ongoing talk about her potential as Trump’s vice president, she would have approved the 2020 election if she had been in Mike Pence’s shoes.

She tied for first choice in a February poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference in February in which asked attendees were asked who they’d like to see Trump pick as his running mate. Noem and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy each received 15% of votes in the straw poll.

The governor of South Dakota poked fun at individuals who entered the Republican primary in 2024 to challenge Trump, implying that they did so for “personal benefit” and “a spotlight for a while” during the conference.

“I was among the first to support Donald J. Trump for the presidency. I told them no when they asked me last year if I would think about running for president. If you can’t win, why would you run for president? stated Noem.