Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) will no longer attend a fundraiser in Colorado slated for Saturday after it was canceled due to threats against her that arose from an excerpt from her book that described her shooting her young hunting dog .
An excerpt from No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward revealed that Noem “hated” her 14-month-old dog because it was “less than worthless” at hunting. After it attacked a neighbor’s chickens and her, she took the dog to a gravel pit and shot it, then shot a family goat. The story sparked outrage online, to the point that there were planned protests for the Jefferson County Republican Party’s fundraiser. County GOP Chairwoman Nancy Pallozzi claimed the group “had no prior knowledge of the contents of the book when we invited her.”
“In the past few days, numerous threats and/or death threats have been made to our organization, the hotel, and to the Governor and her staff,” Pallozzi wrote in a statement. “The Denver West Marriott also received alarming comments and shared with us their deep concern over the safety and security for those attending our event, other guests, and their staff.”