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South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate says she made ‘a choice between [my children] and a dangerous animal’

The South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful Kristi Noem asked the American public to consider having to “make a choice between your children or a dangerous animal”, as she again defended her killing of a 14-month-old dog.

“I would ask everybody in the country to put themselves in that situation,” Noem told CBS’s Face the Nation about her decision to shoot the dog, named Cricket, after the animal ruined a pheasant hunt and killed a neighbor’s chickens.

“Because that’s what I faced, and I talked about it because what I’m tired of in this country is politicians who pretend to be something that they’re not.”

Asked why she did not surrender Cricket to an animal shelter before killing the dog, about 20 years ago, Noem repeated her prior claims that the creature was simply untrainable, had tried to bite her, and might have bitten others.

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[-] ImADifferentBird 53 points 6 months ago

You know, I kind of agree with her. I, too, am sick of politicians pretending to be something they're not. So I appreciate her candor in revealing herself as a puppy-killing sociopath.

On a related note, I wouldn't vote for her for any office on Earth, because the last thing we need is more puppy-killing sociopaths in charge.

(My dad would say, "I wouldn't vote for her for dog catcher," to say he thought she wasn't fit for any office at any level, but when I think about it, that's probably the office she's least suited for.)

[-] sazey@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Right! I'm tired of your overly smarmy backstabbing politician with the perfectly manicured public image. Let's see the true lunatics come forth.

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