Is Donald Trump a dog person? The former president is one of the few White House residents who didn't have a pet dog roaming his hallowed hallways, and a few years ago he “faked” having a pet dog. He admitted that he felt it. But like many Republicans, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, one of the front-runners in the vice presidential race, says in her upcoming memoir that she decided to give up on her dog after concluding: I might draw a line at the news of him revealing that he has shot someone to death. It was untrainable. And the backlash is bipartisan.
Noem's horrifying story is the exact opposite of that of a shaggy dog. On Friday, the Guardian published an excerpt from his memoir, No Going Back. It detailed her remarkable attempts to control her 14-month-old hunting dog, Cricket, which went berserk during a pheasant hunt she attended with her older dogs. Her heart was full of excitement and she was chasing the birds and having the best time of her life. ”
The final crisis came when Cricket managed to escape from the truck while Noem stopped and talked to a local family. Cricket immediately attacked the chicken coop and went on a bloody rampage. Nomu likened this to the actions of a “trained assassin.”
Noem was appalled, her owners were distraught, and when Cricket tried to bite her, Noem realized that she “hated that dog” and that she was “worthless as a hunting dog.” So, when they got home, she took out her gun, took her cricket to the gravel pit of her ranch and shot her. Just to be safe, she also used the opportunity to get rid of the “mean and spiteful” male goats that had lived on her family's ranch for far too long. The nameless goat suffered the same tragic fate in the gravel pit. Noem wrote that it was only later that she realized that members of a construction team near her had silently watched both executions.
It was a surprising confession, and after intense criticism over the weekend, Noem defended her actions to “This book contains an honest account of my life, the good days, the bad days, the challenges, the tough decisions, and the lessons I've learned.” It's full of stories.
“As a matter of fact, South Dakota law states that any dog that attacks and kills livestock can be euthanized. Given that Cricket has shown aggressive behavior by biting people, I decided to I have decided to take action.”
The problem is that Cricket's disturbing story completely overshadows any other life lessons Noem wants to share. The timing of the memoir's publication was designed to strengthen her credentials as vice president. In fact, her ambitions may have remained much the same as when she left cricket. This anecdote was intended to highlight Great Her Plains' practicality and willingness to make tough decisions, but it was a stunning error in editorial judgment.
It's fine for American politicians to abuse each other, but dogs remain royalty. In 2012, presidential candidate Mitt Romney said he had a lot to explain when a story surfaced that in June 1983, the family's red setter, Sheamus, traveled 650 miles in the roof bed of a Chevrolet. I noticed that. From Belmont, Massachusetts to Lake Romney Pad on Lake Huron, Ontario. Seamus developed intestinal problems on the trip, but he recovered and lived a long and productive life, and the Romneys enjoyed having Seamus always ride in the carrier like a canine Easy Rider. he claimed.
And not all political pets are adorable. Documents recently obtained by CNN under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Biden family dog, Commander, was involved in at least 24 incidents of biting Secret Service agents during his time in the White House, and that the Biden family dog was involved in at least 24 incidents of biting Secret Service agents to avoid assaulting them. It was revealed that the company was forcing employees to change their work habits. -Happy German Shepherd.
Meanwhile, Noem will have to bide her time and hope this controversy passes. Her political rise came after she dropped out of college to run her family's ranch after her father died in an accident. Enraged by South Dakota's “death tax,” she entered local politics, eventually winning a seat in Congress and returning as governor. But the gaffe could end her ambitions for a summer campaign with Donald Trump. If she hated young cricket back then, it's not hard to guess how she feels now.