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Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) assured Republican donors Saturday that the outrage she has stirred from the story of shooting her hunting dog has been "a good thing."
Mandel Ngan/GettyA GOP fundraiser in Colorado that was supposed to be headlined by Kristi Noem has been scrapped because of threats triggered by the revelation that she shot a dog she “hated” years ago.In a statement posted to social media, Jefferson County Republican Party Chair Nancy Pallozzi said the group thought “the timing was perfect” when the South Dakota governor agreed to appear at the May 4 event just before her book’s publication.But then The Guardian reported that the memoir contain
South Dakota Governor Noem wrote in her upcoming memoir that she shot her 14-month-old puppy named Cricket dead in her family s gravel pit after it killed chickens.