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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is defending a controversial account she shares in a new book about killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in an incident she said was decades ago.
“I can understand why some people are upset about a 20 year old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs at our ranch, in my upcoming book — No Going Back,” Noem, who is speculated to be among the leading contenders to be Donald Trump’s choice of a running mate, wrote on X on Sunday.
“The book is filled with many honest stories of my life, good and bad days, challenges, painful decisions, and lessons learned,” Noem wrote.
Touting her “years of public service,” including leading her state during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Noem went on to write, “My hope is anyone reading this book will have an understanding that I always work to make the best decisions I can for the people in my life.”
In her new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward,” set to be released next week and obtained by ABC News, Noem writes about what led up to her decision to personally kill Cricket, a wirehair pointer — a choice that has been widely criticized by animal advocates and others as inhumane and excessive.
