Kristi Noem seems to be growing tired of defending herself for shooting and killing her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, 20 years ago.
The South Dakota governor fired back at Fox Business host Stuart Varney during an interview Tuesday for his persistent questions about whether Noem had spoken to former President Donald Trump about the dog story.
Noem and Varney were discussing her chances of becoming Trump’s vice president — which Noem says is ultimately Trump’s decision but she talks to the former president often — though Varney kept returning to questions surrounding the dog saga.
“Enough, Stuart. This interview is ridiculous, which you are doing right now,” Noem said. “So you need to stop. It is OK. It is. Let’s talk about some real topics that Americans care about.”
“I’m afraid we’re out of time,” Varney responded.
Noem has been on a media blitz for the past week promoting her new book “No Going Back,” though the governor has been bombarded with questions surrounding her decision to kill her 14-month-old dog, as detailed in the book. Noem has faced condemnation from both sides of the aisle after The Guardian reported that she writes in the book that she “hated” the “aggressive” dog, who she says ruined a pheasant hunt and attacked her neighbor’s chickens.