Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) discussed her love for dogs while also defending a story about shooting a 14-month-old dog named Cricket, which she described as “dangerous.”
The anecdote of Noem’s killing of Cricket in her book No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward has sparked outrage. Noem, speaking on CBS Mornings on Monday, responded to the mounting criticism.
“I wanted people to know the truth, and that’s why I put that in this book. You know, this was a dog that — I was its second chance. It had come to me from a family that had found her to be way too aggressive. I was a dog trainer, raised dogs,” Noem said.
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