A highly anticipated 2024 ticket, a controversial story of dogs and feeling “threatened” by Nikki Haley: The latest book from Gov. Kristi Noem, R.S.D., reveals her role in the leadership and behind-the-scenes experience of the DC politics.
Noem’s book, titled “No Going Back,” details her life lessons through her family farming business, her service in Congress and her current role as governor. And although it has not yet hit the shelves, the conservative’s book has already shaken up the news cycle.
The governor stuck to her support for former President Donald Trump, whom she described as a “bull in a china shop” in the book, shared with Fox News Digital ahead of its release Tuesday.
Trump recently confirmed that the Republican governor was on his short list for vice president, and when asked about the coveted job, Noem said she wants the former president to “choose who will help him win.”
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(L-R) Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens as North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski)
“He knows I will do everything I can to help him win. But every day, it is clear to me that our way of life is under attack. And unless he gets to the White House, this country is going to be in very difficult situations.” . There are tough times ahead,” Noem told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview ahead of the book’s release.
Before the book’s release, one particular excerpt was published that generated a lot of controversy: the story of Noem euthanizing her hunting dog.
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The story was the following. Noem had a young dog, Cricket, whom he described as “untrainable” and having an “aggressive personality.” One day, the dog jumped out of his car, killed several of his neighbors’ chickens, and nearly bit Noem while he was trying to control it. So Noem decided to sacrifice the dog, along with a “demon goat” on his farm.
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks before former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage during a Buckeye Values PAC rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski)
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticized the governor on social media over the story, and a bipartisan group even launched the Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus just days after the excerpt was published. The governor defended including the story in her book, telling Fox that “it was a difficult decision and a vulnerable story.”
“I’m not surprised that those who have always attacked me are attacking me. The Republicans and Democrats who attacked me during Covid are the same ones who are attacking me now,” Noem said when asked about the backlash to the story. “But I think the average citizen, when they read that story, will recognize that I put people’s safety in my hands over an animal that was killing livestock and attacking people.”
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Noem also recalled a phone call with former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, in which she revealed that she felt “threatened” by the former presidential candidate.
“That’s the thing about Nikki Haley: you never know who she’ll be tomorrow,” Noem wrote. “She will be whatever the polls or the donors say she will be. And that should scare the hell out of the American people. The people who know her best, including some of her colleagues in her home state, seem to have the same concerns.”
Nikki Haley hosts a rally in Conway as part of her Palmetto State tour ahead of the state’s primary, in Conway SC, USA, on January 28, 2024. (Pedro Zay)
After Haley’s team told Politico that the story was a “spin” on the conversation, Noem told Fox News Digital that she was “not surprised” by the response.
“I think Nikki says whatever is convenient for Nikki that day,” Noem told Fox. “I’ve watched this for years. You never know who she will be tomorrow. She tends to be motivated by what works and what the polls say, and that’s not the kind of politicians we need to lead our country.”
Reflecting on the GOP’s losses in the 2022 midterm elections, Noem wrote that “our party’s failure to win the majority in the United States Senate was a failure of the Republican National Committee.” Noem added: “Donald Trump and a handful of brave people broke politics. But what do we do now? Instead of “fixing” politics by going back to the “good old days,” let’s get into the chaos and move the nation forward. “The best days are truly ahead.”
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Noem’s book will be officially released on Tuesday, May 7.
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“The new book is called No Going Back. And it’s about what’s wrong with politics and how we’re going to move America forward. It talks a lot about how Donald Trump really, when he came onto the political stage, broke politics,” said. said Fox. “And this book is a practical guide for everyday Americans on how they can be a part of moving this country forward.”
