Some GOP lawmakers cultivate gruff, gun-toting, frontiersman brands. But no one is immune to loving puppies.
once threatened to fighthow she once brought a 14-month old wirehaired pointer named Cricket that she “hated” to a gravel pit on her family farm and shot her dead.
Some in GOP circles are speculating that Noem shared the anecdote to boost her tough, gunslinging image. If that was the goal, Burchett—who has two King Charles Cavaliers and a mutt—thinks Noem misfired. Hard-right Rep. Ralph Norman , for example, speculated that despite the wall-to-wall media coverage, the average voter isn’t keeping tabs on Noem’s reputation as a pet owner.
“I know most people would go over to the vet,” Johnson said. “But I would tell you that Kristi Noem was not the first or the one thousandth, you know, farmer or rancher that’s put down an animal themselves.” The story of Noem shooting her dog is unique for its obvious brutality, but also because it came directly from the source. The governor’s decision to volunteer the morbid tale in her own autobiography spurs serious questions about her possible motivations and political acumen.
But Republicans clearly aren’t afraid of dogpiling. Sen. Thom Tillis , who hosts an annual pup parade in the Capitol, told, “She's obviously not an experienced dog trainer, because I've seen ill behaved dogs are usually a reflection of their owner.”Moderate Rep.
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