Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog—Then Ruined This GOP Fundraiser

A GOP fundraiser in Colorado that was supposed to be headlined by Kristi Noem has been scrapped because of threats triggered by the revelation that she shot a dog she “hated” years ago.

In a statement posted to social media, Jefferson County Republican Party Chair Nancy Pallozzi said the group thought “the timing was perfect” when the South Dakota governor agreed to appear at the May 4 event just before her book’s publication.

But then The Guardian reported that the memoir contains Noem’s bizarrely boastful account of shooting dead her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, for killing a neighbor’s chickens and trying to bite her.

Read more at The Daily Beast.