Trump on Noem killing dog: ‘We all have bad weeks’

Trump is going out of his way to defend Kristi Noem for shooting her dog, saying she's just 'had a bad week'

Former President Donald Trump (left) and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (right).Ethan Miller via Getty Images; Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty ImagesSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was hit by a deluge of criticism after she said she shot her own dog.But former President Donald Trump says he isn't too bothered by the bad press. "She had a bad week. We all have bad weeks," Trump said.Former President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be too bothered by …

Trump Gives Bizarre Defense of Kristi Noem Shooting Her Dog: ‘We All Have Bad Weeks’

Former President Donald Trump defended South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem over a controversial anecdote from her latest book where she discussed killing her dog.

Trump on Noem killing dog: ‘We all have bad weeks’

Noem came under fire after an excerpt from her new memoir revealed how she shot "Cricket," her family's nearly 14-month-old hunting dog.

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'Terrific': Trump defends Kristi Noem after shooting her dog to death

Donald Trump came to the aid of embattled Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, whose story about shooting to death her 14-month old German wirehaired pointer named Cricket has been denounced by Americans on the left and right for weeks.Gov. Noem not only chose to put the story in her memoir, but has repeatedly defended her decision to drag the dog into a gravel pit and shoot her, killing her with one bullet without even warning her chil…