The Guardian obtained a copy of Noemâs soon-to-be released book, âNo Going Back: The Truth on Whatâs Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.â In it, she tells the story of the ill-fated Cricket, a 14-month-old wirehaired pointer she was training for pheasant hunting.
On the way home from the hunting trip, Noem writes that she stopped to talk to a family. Cricket got out of Noemâs truck and attacked and killed some of the familyâs chickens, then bit the governor.
âAt that moment,â Noem writes, âI realized I had to put her down.â She led Cricket to a gravel pit and killed her.
She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything âdifficult, messy and uglyâ if it has to be done. But backlash was swift against the Republican governor, who just a month ago drew attention and criticism for posting an infomercial-like video about cosmetic dental surgery she received out-of-state.
She wasnât training the dog.
She kept it with her older dogs and expected it to learn from them.
What a rotten cunt.
