South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem loses out on Fox host for questioning her about shooting her puppy Cricket and burying the remains in a gravel pit
Kristi Noem is fed up with being asked about the shooting and killing of her family’s farm dog.
The South Dakota governor was angry at Fox Business host Stuart Varney for repeatedly pressing her about whether she had spoken to Donald Trump about the viral story.
Noem, in her new book No Going Back, told a 20-year-old story about making the “difficult decision” to “put down” 14-month-old puppy Cricket while her children were in school.
The story has drawn widespread criticism and has been at the center of reporting on the battle to be chosen as Trump’s vice presidential candidate in the 2024 elections.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was fed up with Fox Business host Stuart Varney pressing her about whether she discussed with former President Donald Trump the viral story about the shooting and killing of her dog 20 years ago
When Varney asked Noem in an interview on Tuesday whether she was still considering joining Trump, the South Dakota Republican replied: “It’s up to Donald Trump. He is the only one who will decide this.’
‘I’ll talk to him. I never tell anyone about my personal conversations with President Trump,” she said when the Fox host tried to interject to ask if she had spoken to the former president about the dog controversy.
Varney asked, “Has the dog story come up?”
“I talk to President Trump all the time,” she said.
“About the dog?” he repeated.
“About a lot of things,” Noem turned away and tried to turn the subject to the criminal trial of the former president, saying, “And now I’ll tell you that he’s being prosecuted in a political witch hunt in this court. case. So I’m proud of him, how strong he is and how well he’s doing.”
But Varney didn’t give up on getting Noem to answer about killing her puppy.
“Did you raise the dog with Trump?” he asked.
“Enough, Stuart,” Noem finally snapped. ‘This interview is ridiculous, what you’re doing now. So you have to stop!’
“Let’s talk about some real issues that Americans care about.
But the Fox Business host responded, “I’m afraid we’re out of time.”
“Oh, of course,” she sighed.
In her new book, Noem details a 20-year-old story about the shooting and killing of her “dangerous” 14-month-old farm puppy Cricket (not pictured) while her children were at school
Noem told Stuart Varney (left) that he was ‘ridiculous’ and that he should ‘stop’ pressuring her on the issue after the media obsessed over the story in her new book, which hit shelves on Tuesday, May 7 .
“We thank you for being with us,” Varney said. “I know I pushed hard, but that’s what people are talking about.”
During his show, the Fox Business host painted a grim picture of Noem’s political future, noting that there are widespread reports indicating that voters would not be happy if Trump chose her as his running mate in November.
Trump surrogates and allies suggest the former president plans to announce within the next 60 days who he plans to join him on the 2024 Republican ticket.