South Dakota GovernorKristi Noemadmitted to killing her dog in a new memoir.
By confessing, she may also have killed her chance at national office.
Noem is among those rumored to be in contention for Donald Trumps Vice President pick in the 2024 election.
South Dakota Governor Kristi NoemKAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images
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Noem said Cricket had an aggressive personality and was untrainable, per theGuardiansreport.
She said she called Cricket, then used an electronic collar to have a go at control the dog.
The dog then whipped around to bite me, the politician wrote.
Noem said, I realized I had to put her down.
She led Cricket to a gravel pit and shot and killed the dog.
The book details more animal victims.
She also killed the goat in the gravel pit, although it reportedly took two shots.
