Gov. Kristi Noem s visit to her guard troops on southern border draws criticism
Earlier this month, Gov. Kristi Noem sent National Guard troops from South Dakota to the Mexican border. But that mission, already dogged by allegations of politicization, drew more scrutiny this week after Noem s office said she visited her troops. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
In this screenshot from the RNC s livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem addresses the virtual convention on Aug. 26, 2020. (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee/Getty Images/TNS)
RAPID CITY, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has paid a visit to the 48 National Guard members she dispatched to the southern border earlier this month, a trip drawing scrutiny for the exchange of a $1 million donation from a conservative donor.
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MCALLEN, Texas South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was filled with climbing into military vehicles, visiting with troops and positioning herself as tough on an issue that s sure to loom large in 2024 presidential debates.
The Republican governor flew to McAllen, Texas, to check in on the roughly 50 National Guard members who volunteered for a 30-day deployment. She heard how troops have encountered many children crossing and are eager to be stationed where even more people cross the border each night. By the end of the day, she had doubled down on border policy, saying she was considering extending the National Guard s assignment for more months.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, possibly mulling a 2024 White House bid, is making her debut in South Carolina next month an introductory step in the first Southern state to cast Republican-primary votes for president.
Noem will speak Aug. 23 at the “Faith & Freedom BBQ” in Anderson, the event s host, U.S. Rep. Jeff Duncan, told The Associated Press on Friday.
According to Duncan, who represents South Carolina s 3rd District, the event is the state s largest annual gathering of Republicans. In the past it has attracted speakers including then-Vice President Mike Pence, Sens. Ted Cruz and Joni Ernst, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who also served in the Trump administration for two years as U.N. ambassador.
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South Dakota residents are using billboard advertisements to go after Gov. Kristi Noem for moves made during the last eight months, drawing bipartisan criticism.
The first-term governor last November authorized the use of state tax dollars to challenge the legality of a voter-approved ballot measure legalizing marijuana. And this summer, Noem accepted a $1 million donation from a Tennessee billionaire to cover the cost of sending 50 soldiers with the South Dakota National Guard to the southern border.
Both moves were met with heavy criticism from both Democrats and Noem s fellow Republicans in and outside of South Dakota. And now, billboard companies are cashing in as a group of west river residents and a Sioux Falls-based political action committee (PAC) are paying thousands to run ads that call Noem out for the controversial moves.
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