Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends killing dog on family farm

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Kristi Noem, a Trump VP contender, defends ******** dog on family farm

By Tim Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) –

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‘svice presidential running mate, defended herself on Friday against Democratic attacks over her account of ********* a dog on her family farm.

Noem, the governor of South Dakota, describes ******** an “untrainable” dog called Cricket which she “hated” in an upcoming memoir, excerpts of which were first published by The Guardian on Friday. She also said she shot to ****** a goat.

Noem said the dog ruined a hunt and later attacked chickens owned by a local family, behaved like a “trained *********,” and was “dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.”

“I realized I had to put her down,” Noem writes.

The Democratic National Committee seized on the excerpts, calling them “horrifying” and “disturbing” and tried to make a 2024 election argument about the ********* of the animals.

“If you want elected officials who don’t brag about brutally ******** their pets as part of their self-promotional book tour, then listen to our owners – and vote Democrat,” the DNC said in a statement, giving voice to the dogs.

Responding on X, Noem said, “We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm. Sadly, we just had to put down 3 horses a few weeks ago that had been in our family for 25 years.”

Noem is on a list of candidates being considered by Trump to be his vice presidential running mate, friends and allies of Trump have told Reuters. Trump faces a general election rematch with Democratic President Joe Biden on Nov. 5.

(Reporting by Tim Reid, editing by Ross Colvin and Sandra Maler)

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