Hillary Clinton is the latest Democrat to troll South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) after she detailed in a forthcoming e-book how she shot her canine.
“Still true,” Clinton wrote Monday on the social media platform X above a 2021 put up that learn, “Don’t vote for anyone you wouldn’t trust with your dog.”
Noem, who has been mentioned as a possible running mate for former President Trump, has come underneath hearth in recent days after The Guardian reported on an excerpt from her forthcoming e-book that detailed how she shot her dog.
Noem shot her almost 14-month-old canine, named “Cricket,” in a gravel ditch on her property after taking it pheasant searching. She stated within the e-book that she “hated” the canine, saying that it was additionally liable for attacking a neighbor’s chickens and making an attempt to chew her.
She additionally described capturing and killing a “nasty and mean” male goat that smelled and preferred to chase her kids.
Democrats have slammed Noem for killing the canine and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) final week dubbed itself because the “Dogmocratic Party.”
“As DNC’s canine companions, we’ve heard a lot from our owners about just how extreme and dangerous Donald Trump and his far-right MAGA allies are — but nothing could prepare us for the truly disturbing and horrifying passages Kristi Noem willingly chose to put in her new book,” the assertion stated.
Noem responded to the criticism and defended her actions in an announcement posted on X. She stated sharing the story reveals her constituents that she is “authentic, willing to learn from the past, and [doesn’t] shy away from tough challenges.”
“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,” Noem wrote Sunday on X. “The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned.”
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