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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump reacts with South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem after dancing to the song "Y.M.C.A." at a campaign town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center & Fairgrounds, Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, in Oaks, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In Trump’s Cabinet, loyalty tops experience; president burned during first term

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump listens at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump picks Ratcliffe for CIA, Hegseth for Defense and Musk for new agency to cut waste

By Stephen Dinan, Jeff Mordock and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks in Oxon Hill, Md., Feb. 23, 2024. Longstanding social media accounts belonging to Gov. Noem and reaching hundreds of thousands of followers appear to have been deleted without explanation Monday, July 8. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

South Dakota Gov. Noem’s official social media accounts seem to disappear without explanation

Associated Press

A sign hangs outside the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe, Sept. 9, 2012. Tribal leaders in South Dakota have denounced Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s comments in which she accused them of keeping her from helping impoverished children on reservations and benefiting from Mexican drug cartels she’s said are operating on tribal lands. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton, File)

S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem is banned from entering one-fifth of her own state

By Staff - The Washington Times

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Letter to the editor: Noem the liar is perfect for politics

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem lying illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Pathological liar Noem proves she’s ready to be vice president

By Joseph Curl

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md. Noem claims in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress, but her office has said the publisher will be addressing “conflated" names in the book as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor's life story. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

South Dakota Gov. Noem refuses to admit she never met Kim Jong-un

By Staff - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks, July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Noem suggests Biden’s dog should have same fate as the pet she shot

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, Feb. 23, 2024, in Oxon Hill, Md. Noem claims in a new book to have met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during her time in Congress, but her office has said the publisher will be addressing “conflated" names in the book as further scrutiny was put on the Republican governor's life story. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

False claim of meeting Kim Jong-un to be scrubbed from S.D. Gov. Kristi Noem’s book

By Stephen Groves - Associated Press

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Kristi Noem shot a dog. Democrats kill babies.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Noem defends her shooting of chicken-killing dog

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Politicians and dog experts vilify South Dakota governor after she writes about killing her dog

By Heather Hollingsworth - Associated Press

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem attends an event on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. The Guardian has obtained a copy of Noem's soon-to-be-released book, where she writes about killing an unruly dog, and a smelly goat, too. She writes, according to the Guardian, that the tale was included to show her willingness to do anything "difficult, messy and ugly." (AP Photo/Jack Dura)

Kristi Noem’s vice-presidential odds plunge after admitting she killed her dog

By Staff - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton jokes with the audience during her speech at her portrait unveiling ceremony, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Hillary Clinton joins Democrats slamming Kristi Noem’s book over shooting of dog

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks, July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Kristi Noem defends decision to shoot her dog amid criticism

By Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks, July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Kristi Noem boasts of killing her dog as she angles to be Trump’s VP

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out stands outside the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Rapid City, S.D., Feb. 8, 2023. Tribal leaders in South Dakota, including Star Comes Out, have denounced Republican Gov. Kristi Noem’s comments in which she accused them of keeping her from helping impoverished children on reservations and benefiting from Mexican drug cartels she’s said are operating on tribal lands. (Kalle Benallie/Indian Country Today via AP, File)

Tribes blast South Dakota governor’s claim that leaders are benefiting from drug cartels

By Jack Dura - Associated Press

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem speaks on July 16, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa. On Wednesday, March 13, 2024, South Dakota state Sen. Reynold Nesiba, a Democrat, called for an inquiry into Noem's trip to Texas for dental work and a promotional video in which she praises the doctors for giving her "a smile I can be proud of and confident in.” (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem’s Texas dental trip and promo video

Associated Press

The teleprompter displays the speech as South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

CPAC attendees call for loyalty to Trump as veepstakes heat up

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem listens to Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, unseen, during a tribal flags ceremony, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. South Dakota has apologized to and will pay $300,000 under a settlement with a transgender advocacy group that sued Gov. Noem and her health secretary last year after the state terminated a contract with it. Attorneys for the Transformation Project announced the settlement Monday, Feb. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Jack Dura, File)

What to know about South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s banishment from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

By Graham Brewer and Trisha Ahmed - Associated Press