Noem addresses feeling 'threatened' by Nikki Haley, a controversial dog killing, Trump VP speculation in book

A highly anticipated 2024 ticket, a arguable canine tale, and feeling "threatened" by Nikki Haley - Gov. Kristi Noem's, R-S.D., newest publication unpacks her relation successful enactment and acquisition down the scenes of D.C. politics.

Noem's book, titled "No Going Back" details her beingness lessons done her household farming business, work successful congress, and existent relation arsenic Governor. And contempt not yet hitting the shelves, the conservative's publication has already stirred up the quality cycle.

The Governor hunkered down connected her enactment for former President Donald Trump, who she described arsenic a "bull successful a china shop" successful the book, shared with Fox News Digital up of its merchandise Tuesday.

Trump precocious confirmed the Republican politician was connected his shortlist for vice president, and erstwhile asked astir the coveted position, Noem said she wants the erstwhile president "to prime who's going to assistance him win."

DEFIANT KRISTI NOEM DEFENDS KILLING FARM PUP AMID CRITICISM FROM DEMS, GOP

(L-R) Former US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump listens arsenic North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally successful Vandalia, Ohio, connected March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski)

"He knows that I'll bash immoderate I tin to assistance him win. But each day, it's wide to maine that our mode of beingness is nether attack. And unless helium gets successful the White House, this state is going to spot immoderate precise challenging times ahead," Noem told Fox News Digital successful an exclusive interrogation up of the publication launch.

Ahead of the publication launch, determination was 1 released excerpt successful peculiar that drew superior contention - a communicative of Noem putting down her hunting dog.

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The communicative went arsenic follows. Noem had a young dog, Cricket, who she described arsenic "untrainable" and having an "aggressive personality." One day, the canine jumped retired of her car, proceeded to termination respective of her neighbors' chickens, and astir spot Noem arsenic she tried to power it. So Noem decided to enactment the canine down, on with a "demon goat" connected her farm.

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks earlier erstwhile US President and Republican statesmanlike campaigner Donald Trump takes the signifier during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally successful Vandalia, Ohio, connected March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski)

Lawmakers, connected some sides of the aisle, criticized  the politician connected societal media for the story, with a bipartisan radical adjacent launching the Congressional Dog Lovers Caucus conscionable days aft the excerpt was released. The politician defended including the communicative successful her book, telling Fox "it was a hard determination and a susceptible story."

"I'm not amazed that those who person ever attacked maine are attacking me. Republicans and Democrats who attacked maine during Covid are the aforesaid ones who are attacking maine now," Noem said erstwhile asked astir the backlash from the story. "But I deliberation the mean citizen, erstwhile they work that communicative volition admit that I enactment the information of radical successful my hands supra an carnal that was sidesplitting livestock and attacking people."

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Noem besides recalled a telephone telephone with erstwhile United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, revealing that she felt "threatened" by the erstwhile statesmanlike candidate.

"That’s the happening with Nikki Haley: you ne'er cognize who she’s going to beryllium tomorrow," Noem wrote. "She’s going to beryllium immoderate the polls oregon donors archer her to be. And that should beryllium precise scary to the American people. The radical who cognize her the best, including immoderate colleagues successful her location state, look to person the aforesaid concerns."

Nikki Haley hosts a rally successful Conway arsenic portion of her plaything successful the Palmetto State starring up to the State's primary, successful Conway SC, United States connected January 28, 2024. (Peter Zay)

After Haley's squad told Politico the communicative was a "twist" of the conversation, Noem told Fox News Digital that she was "not surprised" by the response.

"I deliberation Nikki says immoderate is convenient for Nikki that day," Noem told Fox. "I've watched this for years now. You ne'er cognize who she's going to beryllium tomorrow. She tends to beryllium motivated by what works and what the polling says, and that's not the benignant of politicians we request starring our country."

Reflecting connected GOP losses successful the 2022 midterms, Noem wrote that "the information that our enactment did not execute a bulk successful the US Senate was a nonaccomplishment by the Republican National Committee." Noem added "Donald Trump and a fistful of brave folks broke politics. But what bash we bash now? Instead of "fixing" authorities by going backmost to the "good aged days," let’s measurement into the chaos and determination the federation forward. Our champion days genuinely are ahead."

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Noem's publication volition beryllium officially launched connected Tuesday, May 7th.

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"The caller publication is called No Going Back. And it's astir what's incorrect with authorities and however we're going to determination America forward. It talks a batch astir however Donald Trump truly erstwhile helium entered the governmental stage, helium broke politics," she told Fox. "And this publication is the how-to usher to mundane Americans however they tin beryllium a portion of moving this state forward."