'Sick and cruel': Kristi Noem's attempt to defend puppy-killing explodes in her face

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'Sick and cruel': Kristi Noem's attempt to defend puppy-killing explodes in her face

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem scrambled Friday to justify her admission to gunning down her family's dog and goat in a gravel pit — by saying she'd also killed horses. The Republican governor recounted the killings in her forthcoming memoir, "No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward," saying the 14-month-old pup had an "aggressive personality" and proved herself "untrainable." She recounted how…