South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who recently came under fire for shooting and killing her 14-month-old dog Cricket, said in an interview Sunday that President Biden’s dog Commander should have suffered a similar fate. suggested.
Documents released in February said the commander bit Secret Service agents at least 20 times between October 2022 and June 2023.
In her recent book, “No Going Back,” Noem wrote that if she were in the White House, she would differ from Biden in how she handled the commander-in-chief, who was ultimately removed from the White House grounds. “Greetings to Cricket, Commander,” she wrote.
Asked about the passage Sunday in an interview on CBS News’ “Face the Nation,” Noem said, “First of all, Joe Biden’s dog attacked 24 Secret Service agents.” “So how many people are attacked enough to sustain dangerous injuries before deciding whether to get a dog or what to do with the dog?”
“That’s something the president should be responsible for,” she added, before host Margaret Brennan interjected and asked if she was saying the commander-in-chief should be shot.
Mr. Nomu did not pause to acknowledge the question, but instead continued: “What is it that the president should be responsible for — what are the numbers?”
Nomu is thought to be a possible candidate to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election, but in his soon-to-be-published memoir, he describes an incident in which he killed his family’s dog about 20 years ago. has faced intense backlash for the anecdotes it details.
She defended the move, saying it was “not a fun job” but also said it “had to be done.” She called the dog “very dangerous.”
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