Comedian Matt Friend made a joke about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s admission that she killed her personal canine.

“I’m killing this dinner tougher than Kristi Noem kills the puppies,” Friend stated, whereas imitating former President Donald Trump.

Noem, a possible operating mate for Trump, drew backlash this week after The Guardian reported that she describes capturing her 14-month-old canine Cricket in her soon-to-be launched memoir.

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Kristi Noem faces Republican backlash
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks on the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) assembly on February 23, 2024, in National Harbor, Maryland. Noem was mocked on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner over an excerpt of…


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