The White House has hit back at Kristi Noem’s suggestion that Joe Biden’s dog Commander should be shot for biting Secret Service members, after it emerged that his handlers first contacted him about killing his dog. I tried to stop myself from writing.
South Dakota governor reprimanded white House Press secretary Karin Jean-Pierre who warned him that he should “stop digging myself a hole“On a strange issue.
At the daily briefing on Monday, Ms. Jean-Pierre was asked about comments by the governor suggesting Joe Biden’s German shepherd, Commander. should have shot to slice secret Service Became a member at least two dozen times between October 2022 and June 2023.
“So, how many people are enough to attack you and hurt you dangerously decide on a dog And what to do with it?” Ms. Noem asked on CBS face the nation, “This is a question for which the President must be held accountable.”
Ms. Noem has been widely criticized for her confession in her upcoming memoir no going back Decades ago she shot her 14-month-old puppy, Cricket, because she “hated” the animal. He said that after shooting the dog he threw it in a gravel pit.
“I would tell him he should probably stop digging himself in a hole,” Ms. Jean-Pierre told reporters. He said the suggestion that Mr Biden should have shot his dog was “disturbing” and “absurd”.
“Here, this is a country that loves dogs and you have a leader who is talking about killing dogs,” he said. “And, that’s a disturbing statement.”
Ms Noem was considered the top potential choice for Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, but she Prospects may be in question Following the wave of bad press that has hit him.
It’s not as if Ms. Noem wasn’t warned that Americans wouldn’t find her story about shooting a dog relatable. According to one report, his publishing team reportedly killed the story when he tried to include it in his first book two years ago politico,
Two people involved with that project told the outlet that Ms. Noem wanted to include the story in her book not my first rodeoBut the team found the story bad.
His second book was reportedly published by conservative-leaning Center Street, which had no problems with the story.
In addition to the controversy over the dog killing, Ms. Noem has also been called out for writing about her meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un while she served on the House Armed Services Committee. He also claimed to have canceled the meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
dakota scoutA South Dakota publication tried to verify both meetings, but found no evidence that they occurred. After speaking to Mr. Macron’s office, he discovered that Ms. Noem had never had a meeting scheduled with the leader.
She wrote, “I remember when I met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.” “I’m sure he underestimated me; he had no idea of my experience with stalking little tyrants (I was, after all, a children’s pastor).”
However, Ms. Noem’s spokesperson virtually confirmed to news outlets that the story was not true and would be removed.
“It was brought to our attention that there are two minor errors in the upcoming book ‘No Going Back,'” said Ian Fury, a spokesman for Ms. Noem. new York Times, “This has been communicated to the ghostwriter and editor. Kim Jong-un was included in the list of world leaders and should not have been.”
The second “small mistake” was made by Ms. Noem about a conversation she had with former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, whom she said had called her to offer advice in 2021.
He claimed the call ended in a threat from Ms Haley.
She attributed these words to Ms. Haley, writing, “I’ve heard a lot of good things about you. But when I hear bad things, I’ll make sure you know.”
Ms. Haley’s office told both new York Times And politico The conversation was not an accurate account of the discussion, and said Ms. Haley “called other women for long periods of time and wrote notes when they were going through challenging times.”
However, the correction will not remove that story. Mr Fury said that its credit would be given to the year 2020 instead of 2021. Times,