(L-R) Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump listens as North Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks during a Buckeye Values PAC Rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on March 16, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski)
"He knows that I'll do whatever I can to help him win. But every day, it's clear to me that our way of life is under attack. And unless he gets in the White House, this country is going to see some very challenging times ahead," Noem told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview ahead of the book launch.
Ahead of the book launch, there was one released excerpt in particular that drew serious controversy - a story of Noem putting down her hunting dog.
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The story went as follows. Noem had a young dog, Cricket, who she described as "untrainable" and having an "aggressive personality." One day, the dog jumped out of her car, proceeded to kill several of her neighbors' chickens, and nearly bit Noem as she tried to control it. So Noem decided to put the dog down, along with a "demon goat" on her farm.
Nikki Haley hosts a rally in Conway as part of her swing in the Palmetto State leading up to the State's primary, in Conway SC, United States on January 28, 2024. (Peter Zay)
After Haley's team told Politico the story was a "twist" of the conversation, Noem told Fox News Digital that she was "not surprised" by the response.
"I think Nikki says whatever is convenient for Nikki that day," Noem told Fox. "I've watched this for years now. You never know who she's going to be tomorrow. She tends to be motivated by what works and what the polling says, and that's not the kind of politicians we need leading our country."
Reflecting on GOP losses in the 2022 midterms, Noem wrote that "the fact that our party did not achieve a majority in the US Senate was a failure by the Republican National Committee." Noem added "Donald Trump and a handful of brave folks broke politics. But what do we do now? Instead of "fixing" politics by going back to the "good old days," let’s step into the chaos and move the nation forward. Our best days truly are ahead."
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Noem's book will be officially launched on Tuesday, May 7th.
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"The new book is called No Going Back. And it's about what's wrong with politics and how we're going to move America forward. It talks a lot about how Donald Trump really when he entered the political stage, he broke politics," she told Fox. "And this book is the how-to guide to everyday Americans how they can be a part of moving this country forward."
Aubrie Spady is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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