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

Two accused teenagers to remain in custody for at least two more weeks | SaltWire #newsupdate #newsWASHINGTON - Kristi Noem, a contender to become Republican Donald Trump'svice presidential running mate, defended herself on Friday against Democratic attacks over her account of shooting a dog on her family farm.

Noem, the governor of South Dakota, describes killing 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 death a goat.Noem said the dog ruined a hunt and later attacked chickens owned by a local family, behaved like a"trained assassin," and was"dangerous to anyone she came in contact with.

"If you want elected officials who don't brag about brutally killing 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.

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