'She thought this would be a plus for her': Noem's dog-killing story sparks outrage

South Dakota governor and Republican vice presidential contender Kristi Noem on Friday responded to a news report about a section of her forthcoming book where she describes killing her 14-month-old dog. “We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm,” she said in a post to X. The Morning Joe panel discusses.
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#dog #kristinoem #southdakota

[@davidbrienlantry8760]

Killing an unruly puppy is disturbing. Bragging about it in your autobiography is six shades of crazy.

[@anessakhan3791]

I know. This woman is so narcissistic, evil and delusional that she let everyone know what she did, like she was proud of it. What is wrong with this woman. She would be starting wars and giving free guns out to everyone. Good luck to the world if this woman ever becomes vice president or given power of any kind. Surprised she still has a job.

[@thewordabortionisnotinthek9160]

"disturbing"? That's the extent of your vocabulary? Does it vote RepubliKlan?

[@thewordabortionisnotinthek9160]

"disturbing"? That's the extent of your vocabulary?

[@thewordabortionisnotinthek9160]

Does it vote RepubliKlan?

[@czos9239]

She does have Bachmann eyes…

[@USARMY1682]

Can't control a dog but wants to run a state

[@kristine6324]

Can't TRAIN a dog.

[@USARMY1682]

@@kristine6324 absolutely you can. But you have to train them.

[@deadlyta]

Our potus has a similar issue

[@USARMY1682]

@@deadlyta POTUS is busy. You know Running a country. 20 years ago this lady was just a bad dog owner. What was her excuse?

[@tw8464]

Exactly

[@ingredpaulson4530]

In order to train a dog, you have to be smarter than a dog.

[@glyakk]

She clearly was not up to the task

[@user-dy2zy8rd2t]

Which means,does it?......that MAAAYYYBE the governor ISN't as SMART A$$.......I mean,smart AS, her.......Naaaaahhhh,CAN'T be...........

[@Clementine.K]

Not even!

[@dragonstooth4223]

I grew up on a farm ... that is not a part of farm life. Thats being a terrible person.

[@JS-L90]

Agreed

[@darlenelarochelle4011]

Indeed. Not part of any ranch or farm I ever was on.

[@user-dy2zy8rd2t]

I live the farm life too.That is CERTAINLY NOT part of MINE! My Dogs AND my Poultry are ALL LOVED and CARED for! NOBODY dies here--except of natural causes!

[@kellyyork3898]

I had grandparents and uncles who grew up on farms, and I totally agree with your comment.

[@guy5398]

Taking an untrained dog on a hunt tells me all I need to know about Noem's poor judgment. That and her pathological cruelty are disqualifying.

[@davidlang1125]

She has the same opinion about immigrants!

[@SandraGarratt]

and her poor judgement getting so much really bad plastic surgery, implants, botox, fillers etc. It does not look good...she is obviously insecure about her looks......lacks confidence and has anger issues.

[@LahainaStrong444]

Why would anyone vote her for governor?

[@coll4455]

Exactly

[@tomfrombrunswick7571]

You missed the main point with the goat killing. She shot the goat but it did not die. She did not have another cartridge. while the goat was in agony she then went back to her car got another cartridge and came back and shot it. Where I come from this is animal cruelty. If an animal is a problem a vet can put it down for $40. Not to mention the goat was innocent. It's issues was that Noem had not had it castrated. Something country folk do. Where I come from she would be charged with animal cruelty over the botched killing of the goat

[@isattathecreator]

This is sick

[@kpepperl319]

All she had to do was to get this goat neutered 🤦‍♀️...

[@JTRocks4Ever]

She killed 2 animals in a fit of rage.

[@marcusonesimus3400]

Well said. It was the epidosde about the goat which disturbed me the most, by far. She said that it had shown aggressive tendencies toward her children. Physical separation would have been wise in that case. I'm not one to sentimentalize over dogs, and appreciate the fact that her dog destroyed a neighbor's poultry, but this woman is downright CRUEL and trying to sell this character flaw as a virtue. I think she reflects a certain crude mentality and moral callousness which prevails in the MAGA 'movement', but not difficult to discern at the opposite end of the spectrum. as campus unrest currently demonstrates ('mea culpa' for the pun). To paraphrase an Old Testament proverb, the righteous person has regard for the life of his/her beast.'

[@Baliane22]

She also killed three family horses.

[@user-lc4qe4gr7k]

She wanted the dog to be a birder. Did she think a 14 month old puppy knows the difference between pheasants and chickens on the same day ?

[@Beckster1]

Exactly

[@fridayschild19]

What a stupid owner; not to mention cruel.

[@marbestyle]

If your dog isn’t learning the craft, can’t it be transitioned to be a pet?

[@user-lc4qe4gr7k]

@@marbestyle Of course.

[@doglvr7613]

There is a proven link between cruelty to animals and cruelty towards humans.

[@michaelbrinkers1145]

And cruelty towards Mika.

[@lesliejacobs3605]

Very true. I worked in child welfare for many years and children that displayed cruelty to animals were hard to help even with good foster parents and intensive counseling.

[@badmojo0777]

its obvious, they cant empathize with anyone or anything that doesnt serve a purpoe to them.

[@krisniznik3953]

@@michaelbrinkers1145 Yes! Joe is so rude to her! Right out in public!

[@michaelbrinkers1145]

@@krisniznik3953 But Joe and Mika's interaction could be part of their "shtick". Think of all the great comedy teams..... Abbott & Costello, Laurel & Hardy, Martin & Lewis..... like a Punch and Judy show, one gives, the other receives.

[@samlanganke1262]

It's not about politics anymore. These people are psychopaths.

[@Theaddora]

These people??

[@samlanganke1262]

@@Theaddora These Republicans.

[@Theaddora]

@@samlanganke1262 I am MAGA, not a republican anymore because they are useless, but I am not a psychopath nor is any Republican that I know except for Kristi Noem. That is called spinning.

[@felinehairball5936]

Yeah, you know, RepubliTURDs​@@Theaddora

[@Theaddora]

@@samlanganke1262 you're feeble in the head.

[@laralovesviolins6510]

Who else is buried in her gravel pit?

[@jaredleicht1656]

Joe's intern ?

[@pjc87guy]

The guy her AG hit, killed, and ran and was covered up with her State police.

[@The9SyStem]

More people than John Wayne Gacy had under the house

[@406MenaceRacecar]

LOL Russia Russia

[@pjc87guy]

@@406MenaceRacecar Get a new routine.

[@MPR2]

She complained about the dog not hunting properly, but when it hunts the chickens she murders it! She's pure EVIL! 🙄

[@TerryM-eu5ou]

A Trump supporter..that says it all, my friend…👿👿👿

[@Beckster1]

@@TerryM-eu5ou I support Trump but I don’t support animal abuse and cruelty. Not all of us that want a better life in America, are bad people. We just want our amazing country back and it isn’t right now.

[@Mk-eo3ss]

@@Beckster1 I’m a Trump supporter too but I am VERY upset with this woman I’m so angry and disgusted I can’t even explain it and what makes me angry is how proud she is

[@mikemahoney6840]

She's also stupid

[@mikemahoney6840]

​@Mk-eo3ss Rethink your support of Trump please.

[@hellodolly9879]

This is unbelievably disturbing.

[@marcusonesimus3400]

Yes it is, but at least the victims weren't human. Or would you accuse me of speciesism? However the Bible does say that the righteous man has regard for the life of his beast, and I have no doubt that both genders (all TWO of them) are intended to receive the same message!

[@Olive_O_Sudden]

Joe Scarborough saying to Mika, "Let me finish, please," is incredibly rich given how much he constantly interrupts her.

[@kros-lt7mr]

Joe annoys me so much. He never lets Mika finish what she wants to say. He talks over the top of her and his ego is so big, he pontificates all the time!

[@cz2301]

@@kros-lt7mragree 100%

[@MaybeDHitHim]

Is it Morning Mika or Morning Joe? Was Mika a congresswoman?

[@lenzxombie8658]

Right?

[@earlleary]

Doesn't matter what the shows called or that he was a Congressman , manners are manners , and they apply to EVERYONE ! He always wants to finish her punchline ! Egotistical jerk. Just do the show by himself if he wants to say all the " ah-ha " stuff .

[@LaurenStone-bc5wr]

Noem is outlawed from native land in her state!!

[@howardmoon2687]

Careful, your racism is showing. ​@@user-xe6vh2cc9j

[@phatmonkey11]

@@pamcooper5837 It's true - the rez is sketch. There's a drive I have to do on occasion and I dread the idea of breaking down while on native land. Especially at night!

[@ipazicetan7240]

@@phatmonkey11 Then dont drive through here.

[@sandrabugler9813]

Its not by choice. That's the only road in some places.

[@RaggedyHobo]

@@pamcooper5837She’s a deterrent to crime? How’s that?

[@ianrust3785]

The conservatives are not in favor of this, both sides of the isle are condemning her... she is done.

[@marcusonesimus3400]

The Russians could use her. She's got the temperament. Does she have facility with languages?

[@ianrust3785]

@@marcusonesimus3400 Russia was master of propagandist slogans during the cold war... today you & your party carry that torch.

[@richardthiele8363]

“aisle” not isle

[@user-dy2zy8rd2t]

I'm CERTAINLY NOT!! and I'm about as Conservative as you can get! I LOVE ALL my animals!

[@fastfreddie54]

@@richardthiele8363 he's a MAGA and you expect him to be able to spell, C'Mon Man!

[@mikecarson7769]

sounds like the dog was enjoying life, despite living in a toxic environment . . . and Noem made the extra effort to be a hateful and ignorant jerk

[@Inmate.Karen.]

I grew up on a ranch we had dogs, goats, cats, horses, cattle, even a racoon. We never killed any of the animals for misbehaving. I did have a dog that was too excitable to work and caused havoc around stock. I gave him away to a guy for a pet..

[@TesserId]

Yeah, there are plenty of Republicans that would have had the presence of mind to surrender the unwanted animal to a rescue. This woman is messed up in so many ways. She should face prosecution for cruelty to animals.

[@JustM2024]

Exactly

[@nonya.bizness]

"cricket was the picture of joy. i hated that dog."

[@HappyValleyDreamin]

That woman has issues!

[@peterschancel7223]

The Trump MAGA GOP lack empathy for others , even puppies.

[@joewelsh8979]

Psycho!! She is showing a sign of a serial killer

[@nattyw495]

Yup

[@DrDavidBonnarIII-pd2qd]

Cry harder

[@RoadrunnersOfCA]

💯

[@RoadrunnersOfCA]

Perfect VP pick for tRump

[@jaredleicht1656]

Read of mice and men and grow up.

[@spedwmbc]

my father has been a lifetime member of the NRA since 1978. He is now canceling his membership. I have been a lifetime member of the NRA since I was 9. I am 24. I am canceling my membership. I live on a ranch that at its max held 23 horses, and up to 11 dogs. This is disgusting, coming from a lifetime hunter.

[@rileylabski]

I salute you both. I hunt and am a firearms owner but the NRA has lost the plot long ago.

[@catherinezatsick2301]

Thank you for deciding for truth and kindness over cruelty. Katy Advocate for Justice and Peace

[@madderthanever]

Good for you guys. Fun fact: *there are LOADS of gun associations in the United States.* Given how corrupted and full of nutjobs the National Rifle Association proved itself to be for years now, I do not understand why so many gun owners stick by them. I bet whichever organizations you and your father pick next will represent your rights much better.

[@tw8464]

The NRA used to be legit many many years in the past. But it became so corrupt with all the money and extremism and the lobby falsely "rewriting" the 2nd. It's caused carnage

[@ZenGlenn]

⚠️RIGHTEOUSNESS⚠️

[@grekounas]

In Canada, it's up to 5 years for killing a domestic animal

[@fastfreddie54]

People, this dog was not 'Put Down'! This dog was murdered, executed by a very, very sick excuse for a human being!

[@rogerphillips2063]

Spoken by a person supporting a cadaver on tv attempting to read cue cards?

[@enigmaticmf]

@@rogerphillips2063 Rump? Please get a life.

[@afry6400]

@@rogerphillips2063 Seriously? Trying to insult someone with a talking point that has been dropped some time ago? Not paying attention to your own party even or what??

[@redrick8900]

@@rogerphillips2063 Trump supporters don't care about animals. You are confused.

[@allenmontalvo8355]

Can she even be called a human being after doing all this?

[@courtneyhuntington5262]

This is for Joe. Please allow Mika to finish her statements without interruptions, and yet you told her to stop interrupting you.

[@lesliejones9705]

2:51

[@MsK_byTheWay]

Thank you so much for saying this! OMG!

[@stephenmcgraw9466]

Your absolutely right. If this is how Joe conducts himself with Mika on this show. I wonder how treats Mika in the privacy of their home.

[@newsreader3400]

He's not going to stop doing that. Joe doesn't read your comments either

[@reverendbStaard]

Joe doesn't get it. Just stop....

[@MieXuL]

I'm a republican and find this absolutely sick and disturbing.

[@fionamackie3357]

So the puppy wasn't a good hunting dog. We rescued a dig that wasn't a good cattle dog at that same age. His owner/breeder put him up for adoption. Now he lives with us going to the creek for walks and hanging with his adopted brother, living the best dog life. He's happy as, which that dog might have been too, if rehomed instead of shot dead.

[@carolking6772]

It's sick.

[@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fz]

As a Republican Trump supporter and rescuer of many cats, I say thank you and God bless you. It's horrible for Joe or anyone to imply that Republicans can tolerate such (sick! and incomprehensible,) cruelty to animals. I tell you, Ms. Noem is finished.

[@glenjohnson5323]

​@@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fzalthough good for you that you are not one of the Republican Trump supporters defending her if you read through the comments some of them are absolutely defending her.

[@fastfreddie54]

@@tonkabeanpumpkin-fh4fz But yet, you can tolerate Trump's sick and incomprehensible behavior? You're no better than Noem!

[@terrijones7279]

My Grandpa used to raise hunting dogs and at any given time he would have roughly 35 different types of hunting dogs. If he deemed one was "untrainable" he would simply re-home the dog to someone who was only looking for a family dog. What she did was cruel and disgusting.

[@cyndiurbancic2011]

She is a psychopath

[@RoadrunnersOfCA]

Exactly

[@jaredleicht1656]

Or u r

[@pontiacw7]

Bad enough to shoot the dog because she was incapable of training it, but to put this into a book and believe it was appropriate? Just crazy.

[@middletech]

She is a Republican.

[@nates9029]

​@@jaredleicht1656- Is that the best you have, Cletus?

[@martimurphy501]

There is a direct link between lack of empathy for animals and being a psychopath. To admit she “HATED” the dog and to say that the Goat was "mean and nasty". She is the mean and nasty one in this scenario. We have a rescue dog who was abused and it’s taken time, patience and love to help this little guy’s behavior to where he is now, after 2.5 year with him. Our little guy would have definitely been shot by Kristi Noem and labeled UNTRAINABLE. He is SUCH a great dog and continues to get better and better. “Never believe that animals suffer less than humans. Pain is the same for them that it is for us. Even worse, because they cannot help themselves. - Lewis J. Camati “Animal cruelty is one of the unfortunate and barbaric demonstrations of human beings manipulating ill conceived notions of ‘Power’ over other species. - Ian Somerhalder. Governor Noem needs to be brought up on charges of animal cruelty for murdering two animals. I would HATE to be an animal in her world.

[@shannonlydon2084]

How come no one ever talks about how Joe is constantly shutting Mika up? "let me finish please", i hate the way he talks to her.

[@compound256]

She should be banned from owning any animals.

[@tl1533]

@@vashmatrix5769 What did he do? Did you do something bad? Don't make up stuff, orange head cult follower.

[@spiritualawakenings6251]

Hmmmm you just believe anything MSNBC puts out. Hate is a powerful destructor of souls.

[@HayleysComet3]

Someone else commented that if she killed her goat because he was mean and stinky, Trump better watch out if she is his VP.

[@teresahopemiller1008]

My thought's exactly

[@LoudMouthMama-wy7mk]

Oh grow up!

[@loricataldi2016]

If you're cruel to animal's you're just a very CRUEL PERSON!

[@charlesrichards1240]

You're NOT EVEN a person.More like "persona-non-grata".

[@DaTooch_e]

Cruelty is an aphrodisiac for MAGA.

[@jnagarya519]

@@DaTooch_e Well, Trump did get a one-night-spanking with a magazine by Stormy Daniels.

[@jen4um]

Do you feel the same about women who are cruel to their unborn babies? I’m no fan of anyone hurting an animal and I would need to hear exactly what happened with Noem, but you can’t be for the protection of animals, and then flip and be for no protection for the unborn so I’m asking. If you have any excuse at all, you are being hypocritical to say the least. The life of a human is worth far more than an animal. That being said, I would never harm an animal unless it was attacking a small child or something or if it was deadly like a rattlesnake or a charging bear or something. People truly need to think because the big elephant in the room is that women are killing their own, and so many people either justify it or ignore it, and that is far worse than killing an animal.

[@jen4um]

@@DaTooch_ethis comment right here is insanity and non sensical.

[@rhondacase7194]

Joe says petulantly “Can I finish please?” after interrupting Mika nonstop for the previous 3 minutes. Jeeeeze Joe.

[@TheSaltydog07]

Rhonda, he's been doing it for years. I came here to read comments only.

[@TheMadelineTV]

I guess she never heard of The Dog Daddy, The Master Trainer or Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisper who runs Cesar911 & has a dog rehab center. Or she could have given the dog to a dog rehab shelter! She mean & evil. I hope people understand that fact.

[@nightelfuser]

Exactly. The people who defend her act like she did everything in her power to train Cricket. She FAILED that dog, it's 100% on her.

[@gaileverett]

@@nightelfuser There are people defending her??

[@goldenhawk9322]

Seriously... She wants to control the country but couldn't control a dog...?

[@Jack0fAllTrades]

Pin this comment

[@Aurora-sg4zr]

@@Jack0fAllTrades msnbc fails to say the dog bit her! MSNBC SUX!

[@Defender1876]

@@Aurora-sg4zr so her dog bit her whoopee my cat has bit and scratched me a number of times and i still love him and he is still alive

[@bereal6590]

Get a life aurora, the dog bit her! Ffs

[@9876babyboy]

​@Aurora-sg4zr 😂😂😂and she handles it the conservative way....gets all riled up and scared and starts shooting. Republicans should not have guns and she helped prove it.

[@davevandergrift3431]

South Dakotans are not sick and demented like this. I've never met a farmer, rancher, or hunter that brags about putting companion animals down for any reason. Yes, "tough decisions" do happen, but not out of anger or rage, and are certainly not bragged about in books.

[@seer1]

South Dakota Dis You? 👀😳🥺

[@user-xi7gz6sz4w]

I'd be afraid to visit SD now. We love RVing but I'll cross SD off our list.

[@davevandergrift3431]

@@user-xi7gz6sz4w She does not represent my state at all

[@jimparsons4312]

I work in Ag and drove through Noem’s hometown of Castlewood just last week. Either the dog attacked people or it didn’t. She didn’t reference his violence toward humans till after the backlash. She shot it because he was annoying and she was sick of him/ I think they are expensive dogs too … she’s weird and an animal abuser

[@torreyls2408]

Jeez, and I feel like a monster for simply hurting my dogs feelings my dog or when I accidentally step on her paw

[@blackspider1405]

Joe asking Mika to let him finish made me laugh... self awareness is lacking in that one.

[@Stephen.Miller.Necromancer3]

She is banned from setting foot on One 5th of the land in her state.

[@Aurora-sg4zr]

You should be banned from the Country

[@jeffreyjeziorski1480]

The men''s rooms???

[@markstevens1729]

The land of the Indigenous peoples of her state.

[@jolayneskoglund7615]

4 of the 7 reservations

[@t-bone3657]

So what’s the point?

[@FlavorCountryUSA]

Why couldn’t she give the dog up for adoption, have it rescued? Noem is a disgusting monster

[@vashmatrix5769]

If only people valued babies in the womb as much 😢. Fauci did far worse to dogs.

[@barrymoore4470]

@@vashmatrix5769 The MAGA crowd reeks of hypocrisy. Trump's administration was monstrously cruel to migrant children at the border, tearing them from their families and throwing them into cages.

[@sport1girl]

​@@vashmatrix5769if only people like you valued babies out of the womb as much as you do to a clump of cells. So, you support someone who gets angry and shoots their puppy in the face and a pet goat.

[@ketotamz5815]

The dog was biting people and killing livestock. Farmers do this all the time. This is nothing new. Plus it's not a poodle or a tiny dog either.

[@FlavorCountryUSA]

@@vashmatrix5769 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@DarkMatter-no3td]

Somewhere Michael Vick is saying, "I got black-balled from my prominent NFL career, and was never shown KILLING any dog or animal myself. But SOMEHOW this lady openly brags about killing multiple animals herself, and is STILL gainfully employed and INTERVIEWING for the 2nd highest position in the United States government."

[@fastfreddie54]

Michael Vick wasn't a Republi-Con, he wasn't allowed to break the law like they are!

[@tom-kz9pb]

Sometimes psychopaths are just too psychopathic to realize how creepy that their actions and thoughts will seem to normal people.

[@jimparsons4312]

Yep

[@priscillamccain1626]

Very true. Ms. Kristi believes normal thinking people are as mentally I’ll as she is.

[@kathyryder9706]

She Is A Horrible Person

[@user-mb9zx9lg7p]

I know right so is Joe

[@KenneJ-bu7rr]

And a ignorant Karen too.

[@KenneJ-bu7rr]

​@@user-mb9zx9lg7pI know that right, Just like Sleepy Don 🥱, Putin and Kim Jong Un.

[@juliagouw]

She should be charged for animal cruelty

[@middletech]

She is a Republican.

[@mrtnz1313]

BE QUIET JOE!!! LET THE WOMAN SPEAK!!!

[@willgalison]

Thank you!

[@SteinErikDahle]

We all think it...

[@barcelonachair6487]

They both can be annoying.

[@BTFranklin]

Drives me crazy. It's part of their shtick.

[@TD-qs9vt]

I often skip over Morning Joe videos because Joe interrupting gets on my nerves.

[@palmtreewhisperer]

Who else is in that Gravel Pit ⚰.. scary !

[@bren106]

*Joe, stop trying to talk over your wife constantly. It's not all about you.*

[@jnagarya519]

But it is all about him. She is there as his "equal" to show that he is "tolerant" of women. He is a white male Republican. A REPUBLICAN white male.

[@denniskai2331]

it's a talk show with banter back and forth

[@dubinatub1]

yep thats joe for you

[@Black_Phillip_Goat]

I feel ya, but it’s an election year, it’s literally all about him rn 😂

[@jnagarya519]

@@denniskai2331 And Joe is a white male Republican -- only his point of view is valued by him.

[@annsmith7207]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ....JUST STOP IT ! Joe needs a hearing test. He can not stop interrupting Mika and the story is completely lost on his incessant interrupting. Play the video back to him and he can see this for himself. It has to stop and he has to get a hearing check. Enough ! No one else does this -- it is unprofessional and really rude.

[@willgalison]

He needs a LISTENING test!

[@phatmonkey11]

He's always done this it seems. It's why I rarely click on one of their videos.

[@SledDog5678]

​@@willgalisonit is his competitive, narcissistic nature.

[@jnagarya519]

He's a white male REPUBLICAN.

[@thane9]

Joe is trash. Always has been. He's part of the group that handed us the GOP primed and ready for someone like trump.

[@Rev_Oir]

She's got the animal cruelty/psychopath vote locked up!

[@cynicannkeel8899]

When one buys or adopts a puppy, how the relationships advances often relies on the ability of the human to committ time and patience to training a rambunctious puppy to behave appropriately.

[@valeriemcatee8318]

She should be charged with abuse!

[@lynnreinholt1088]

Wild wild west. Farm life. Sucks, been going on forever tho! Little house on the prairie!

[@vashmatrix5769]

If only people valued babies in the womb as much 😢. Fauci did far worse to dogs.

[@tl1533]

@@vashmatrix5769 What did he do? Did you do something bad? Don't make up stuff, orange head cult follower.

[@heemlo649]

Why do you want to impose your religion on her?

[@racerx94]

Vick goes to jail, what about her?

[@toinfinityandbeyondmann8398]

Noem blames her irresponsibility as a dog owner on the dog. Noem is a sick person.

[@TesserId]

Exactly, and she somehow thinks she has the expertise to deem a dog un-trainable. That's a serious Dunning Kruger problem.

[@Showboat_Six]

@@TesserIdbut yet 60 million innocent unborn babies died at the hands of the murderous DemoRATs and then claimed it is a woman’s right to do that…. Yet when asked what a woman is can’t answer that!!

[@cynthiamorrisgreen9282]

​@@TesserIdA commenter on another You Tube platform asked.."Where's her husband? Better check the gravel pit"

[@TesserId]

@@cynthiamorrisgreen9282 Good one.

[@Showboat_Six]

This is amazing…. DemoRATS complaining about a potentially vicious/violent dog….. but REJOICING over 60 million innocent unborn babies murdered by their mothers!!!

[@nicolaw5940]

Joe, stop interrupting Mika. Let her finish, please. Your overblown ego is showing

[@AZREDFERN]

It would’ve been one thing if it was a farm dog or hunting dog that got in a serious accident in the nearest hospital was an hour away, and you knew it wouldn’t make it so you had to put it down. But she literally killed it because it inconvenienced her, and then went on to brag about it. That’s not a “far-right” thing, that is a straight-up psychopath thing. That being said, I think all career politicians are psychopaths, she just wasn’t very good at hiding it.

[@jimparsons4312]

The mask slipped … EGO

[@mwheape]

What a horrible person. She needs to be charged with animal cruelty.

[@Aurora-sg4zr]

Coming from a person who is most likely believes in late term abortions.

[@stevenwhitaker9048]

It's farm life dummy

[@KenneJ-bu7rr]

Karen did some stuff ish all because Don The Con don't like dogs, SMFH.

[@pjc87guy]

Different laws in different states, different counties, different cities.

[@dkjoasis]

The fact that Kristi Noem enjoyed the experience of killing her puppy so much that she immediately went to get a goat to repeat it speaks louder than any other part of this. She actually believed people would think her brave for killing helpless animals. Please vote BLUE!

[@Showboat_Six]

This is amazing…. DemoRATS complaining about a potentially vicious/violent dog….. but REJOICING over 60 million innocent unborn babies murdered by their mothers!!!

[@coreywold669]

No thanks I want a secure border and lawfulness

[@Don-md6wn]

@@coreywold669 Lawfulness? Like January 6? Like continuing to claim the 2020 election was stolen? Like hiding classified documents?

[@dennischristopher9952]

​@@coreywold669There was a border deal that Republicans negotiated on, but they chose to shoot it down bc Trump asked them to.

[@mackerel69]

You enjoy hateful divisive crap. Maybe you should move to her state. I'm sure if you end up costing the state anything she will have to put down​@@coreywold669

[@davidgoff357]

Her kids probably are still having nightmares about the puppy and goat.

[@annjamieson6544]

They are going to need some serious counseling.

[@alessandrapirelli7040]

The hate, coldness, and evil in Noem's eyes!! A MONSTER!! Keep her away from CHILDREN!!!!

[@kerryberland2847]

Joe interrupts Mika multiple times in this video. She interrupts him once and he immediately corrects her. in an arrogant, superior tone. This is typical, though many viewers have pointed out this unacceptable behavior in the past MSNBC management needs to take action, Joe needs counseling. Painful to watch.

[@Don-md6wn]

Mika also needs counseling to understand why she married a man who has been treating her like this since long before they got married.

[@javierrolon9972]

He is still republican.

[@jnagarya519]

Joe is a white male Republican.

[@baconbap]

He's a former Republican. What do you expect?

[@jnagarya519]

@@baconbap He SAYS he's a "former" Republican. But his behavior is the same.

[@markkozlowski3674]

If Noem becomes Trump's VP nominee, Sarah Palin will have lost her title as "Worst VP Nominee of All Time".

[@rogerwilco2]

Dan Quayle is happy about this development too.

[@MadMomma-kj9ks]

Im not voting for trump or any of them. America is finished. Nothing will change that.

[@alexiswinter6948]

If she wins the VP nomination we will potentially have two psychopaths filling the two highest offices.

[@timtalaski5904]

​@@alexiswinter6948we have that now!

[@commonsense63]

@@MadMomma-kj9ks America is not finished yet, but if Trump gets back into office. Yes, game over... mission accomplished. Goodbye democracy.

[@jessday352]

This is horrible! Omg

[@XinLi]

Figures Cruella Deville would be a republican.

[@larryblahnik]

Joe! Shut up! Let her tell the story.

[@knotheadusc]

Amen!

[@brucegordon9007]

He always butts in. Yes it's a talk show but why bring people on and do all the talking yourself?

[@DWBQHF]

Well Larry, actually she did tell her story. Let her be proud of herself.

[@ianaigner-varoz7327]

Something I’ve noticed too. Every single time. Let her talk for 5 seconds

[@treytison1444]

These two people are very dumb and just like to hear themselves.

[@annavizard970]

That's not farm life. Puppies bite, chew, chase. She is a monster. I was farm raised. We never killed misbehavin pups. I call bs on her reasoning.

[@Leftywrecker]

Why are you lying? We are constantly shooting dogs for attacking our animals and us for defending our animals. Why do the left keep lying acting like they lived on farms to fake an argument?

[@CorinnaD]

She thinks a lot of people will buy her bs about farm life. But she doesn’t get that farm or no farm upbringing people love animals and hate those who abuse them. She doesn’t belong in political office she belongs in a therapist office getting some deep psychological testing.

[@combatepistemologist8382]

Reading these comments, I remember the days when political debates were about platforms and policies, not personalities. But when one party doesn't have a platform there's not much to debate, is there?

[@doglvr7613]

I hope Trump does pick her as his VP because he will lose a ton of votes. He has no idea how many animal lovers there are in America!

[@corginut123]

She could have re homed that dog. Clearly tells us she cannot control her temper, she has no empathy whatsoever, does not use good judgement and is just plain mean.

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

You want to give someone else a dog that has bitten?

[@A.G.P.115]

Bitten what? Try to make sense!​@esmeraldagreengate4354

[@enigmaticmf]

@@esmeraldagreengate4354 YES! To someone that knows how to TRAIN! It is really THAT simple.

[@MsCeegee3]

The dog was on her 1st hunt- totally untrained (owner’s lack of judgment- most wouldn’t do that, I hear?) then she got all riled up, and her instincts took over and she went for the chickens… they need training- all her behavior was within normal for the breed, the age and the circumstances- a happy energetic tween who needed boundaries not punishment- electronic collars can also rile up a dog. (According to my dog- savvy friends). Most would just find a way to rehome to someone who knows how to train. Death the only option? I don’t think so- not after what was (and wasn’t) done to this animal. Not to mention, the kids. Wow.

[@RA82828]

I agree the puppy should have been rehomed and I would need proof that that puppy attacked and killed multiple chickens, I find that story very very far-fetched

[@lazymp9046]

Dear Joe, You can NOT claim to be a reformed Republican until and unless you STOP INTERRUPTING WOMEN!!!! Thank you.

[@denniskai2331]

it's a talk show with banter back and forth

[@DarylHiers]

How do people watch this show? The constant interrupting is so distracting. I know these two are married or together or whatever, but they make the show like a bickering old couple discussing the news. Yikes.

[@jillionairess]

It isn't called Morning Mika ya know.

[@joat_dad4090]

100% It's like the Archie Bunker show, the woman stays quiet and the man can say what he wants.

[@Alan-ii9te]

Repeal the 19th

[@carrjeep7538]

Remember when your kids ask you if monsters are real, the answer is yes.

[@southerngirlraven7]

The puppy was so excited and Noem couldn’t stop her any other way, so she shot her. Let that sink in. Imagine the confusion for the poor puppy, the last few minutes of her life. And, by her description of the goat, he sounds like Donald Trump to me.

[@Susweca5569]

"Dangerous, a threat to everyone she comes in contact with, worthless..." Kristi Noem just described HERSELF!

[@vashmatrix5769]

If only people valued babies in the womb as much 😢

[@barrymoore4470]

@@vashmatrix5769 Are those the same people that tore migrant babies from their mothers at the border and threw them into cages?

[@ingredpaulson4530]

And her Cheeto Jesus.

[@danield2685]

Lol I wish y'all would be this outraged against the hundreds of thousands of children gone missing after crossing the border. If you had a dog, and it bit someone, you would have to put it down.. correct? Or no, you would take it to the pound and let THEM do it even tho the dog is YOUR responsibility. She handled her business like a grown adult. A real one. Not a fake one that watches trash like msnbc

[@RobertSaget-iv4wv]

If she feels that way about a 14 month old puppy, how do you think she feels about homeless people?

[@vashmatrix5769]

If only people valued babies in the womb as much 😢. Fauci did far worse to dogs.

[@RobertSaget-iv4wv]

@vashmatrix5769 Only reason Republicans back this idea is because it gets them votes, they Do Not care about the sanctity of life.

[@RobertSaget-iv4wv]

@@vashmatrix5769 Republicans don't value life outside the womb, so what difference does it make?

[@Andrew-cm7hh]

@@vashmatrix5769 You made your point now give it a rest.

[@pandorasboxer]

​@@Andrew-cm7hh👍

[@kellybrincks]

I think she spilled the beans before the contractors that saw her did

[@kellybrincks]

How this person has a ranch is appalling. Blame the trainer, not the trainee

[@marthaworc7873]

I wonder if the ASPCA can bring her up on charges for animal abuse.

[@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky]

You’re making a joke right? I’m sure at this point there is no physical evidence

[@Samyaza1]

Apparently it's legal in South Dakota.

[@marthaworc7873]

@@WesleyWilkins-qf2ky She admitted to it, so would they need the puppy corpse? Anyway, I doubt she is still on the short list of Trump's VP nominees.

[@scarpfish]

It happened 20 years ago.

[@marthaworc7873]

@@scarpfish Did she write about this in a book, if so was it released recently? I hope so. Watch those sales go to zero real fast! I don't see how she is going to get any government job. She is the poster child for cruelty and poor judgement.

[@sisuguillam5109]

Killing a dog and a goat on the same day, in a spot where her kids could see... instead of taking care of the animals... and she is proud of that?

[@413smr]

Must be a whole other country out there.

[@joat_dad4090]

100% Telling her readers how her kids reacted to it..this woman is sick!

[@jnagarya519]

She's pandering to Trump, the gun-nuts, and the violent fringe.

[@peaceintheworld761]

Are you proud of women aborting babies? Hippocrates

[@FKCENSORSHIP]

Old yeller wasn't an issue, it's almost like living on a farm/ ranch is completely different than city living. 🤷‍♂️

[@skaughtmc6591]

A dog she was training to go after birds, went after birds, so she killed it…

[@DawnGreen-wn4hr]

No leash, no retraining, no attempt to rehome…

[@charlenelord6860]

I wonder about Noem's kids. I had a goat on my farm and my son was 5 years old. The goat would run up to my son, head down and stop within an inch or 2 when it got to him. My son is always kind and nice to animals!

[@charlesrichards1240]

Really-the kids don't make a difference,IF YOU HAVE A PROPER FENCED AREA for the goat to run in! See,it's like THIS--goat on ONE side of the fence,kids on the other. No goat running around loose chasing kids,No kids getting knocked down,no messed-up clothes. No dead goat. See? Simple.

[@EricTheKei]

"Lawful" and "Morally right" are not synonyms. She could have taken the dog to a shelter and surrendered it just as easily. Also, she was *surprised* that a dog that (presumably) been trained to *hunt birds* was attacking birds?!?

[@8ofwands300]

Plus, she lost control of the animal. I was a her fault. And, she used an electric collar. Good heavens. Awful. 😒

[@charlesrichards1240]

RIGHT ON POINT! EXACTLY!

[@afry6400]

It was hardly trained. It was a puppy. If it cannot heal, hault or come on command to begin with then it shouldn't have been tried on a hunt in the first place. the woman is nuts.

[@DaTooch_e]

Cruelty is an aphrodisiac for MAGA.

[@That_Guy_Outside]

Joe saying “let me finish” shows such.a lack of self awareness. Joe - your overtalking and interrupting are rude and distract from the story. It’s just painful to watch.

[@kathygodfrey3158]

Stop interrupting Joe!

[@Nyx0npaws]

That's a sign of psychopathy..

[@michelepayne3546]

Good grief, Joe! Stop talking over Mika. It's not only rude but you can't hear the segment.

[@ibablo]

You echoed my thoughts. Thank You!! And Mika is really good and professional at keeping her composure each time she gets interrupted.

[@cherylalt101]

If I remember correctly, Joe was taught as a young republican by Newt Gingrich to be loud, obnoxious and rude to democrats. Perhaps Mika is discovering he's untrainable...wait he was trained, so maybe he's not retrain able lol!

[@user-fb2kb4wp7s]

😆😆😆 6:50 Joe: "Let me finish, please." 😆😆😆

[@DavidJ222]

Noem probably burst into laughter at the end of the movie Old Yeller.

[@marcusonesimus3400]

Well, as someone who isn't exactly a fan of dogs, I have a recommendation for her. If she dislikes them that much, she shouldn't own one. Nor a goat. Maybe she should go live in an urban concrete jungle, away from Nature and critters. Yes, that's it, get a penthouse in NYC. Oh no, pigeons may roost on the window sill.They might make a mess. That's unacceptable. Where can a nice country girl find some peace? Antarctica, but away from the penguins mind you.They are noisy and smell of fish.

[@margomcguire7167]

She hated the dog, because it ruined her hunt and embarrassed her by killing chickens. It was her responsibility to train it and keep it under control. She could easily afford to pay for the chickens and a re-homing fee, if she couldn't train the dog properly herself. Shock collars create aggression, there are better ways. This behavior is sociopathic. The indigenous people in her state have also embarrassed her by forbidding her to set foot on their lands .....

[@javelinmissiles7024]

-Kristi- Cruella -Noem- DeVille used the TexASS "needed killing" law to justify putting down a puppy. Sounds so much worse when ya use the word puppy rather than dog.

[@winstonsmithSenior668]

This is what sociopaths do.

[@madt543]

Yep and think nothing of it.

[@Sugarsail1]

Wow, so animal control agencies are all sociopaths....right.

[@bereal6590]

@@Sugarsail1 pretty much all nations with humane animal rights see it as pretty disgusting, so yeah

[@NickyM1964]

Sociopaths ignore the fact that this president and his family have sold his influence all over the world to foreign adversaries for tens of millions of dollars... that's sociopathic...

[@mrrpswife]

Yep, yep!

[@AJBCARS2024]

And they say it is a red flag for some one that is abusive.

[@barrynamon1937]

Why does Joe keep speaking over Mika, just shut up and let her read on then you comment afterwards. This is not journalist behaviour

[@craighill3715]

And I thought her saying she bought her granddaughter a shotgun was rich. 🙄

[@kimberlylay1005]

She needs to be arrested for animal cruelty!

[@s.z.6200]

Noem is a psychopath.

[@michellemiller4742]

And brags about it in a book .....smdh what a world we live in.

[@vashmatrix5769]

If only people valued babies in the womb as much 😢. Fauci did far worse to dogs.

[@haileybeanzjewelry9597]

Joe is rude and disrespectful towards Mika. I just can't watch a whole clip of the media hog treating his wife as if her comments were not relevant. It would be great if Mika had her own show.

[@dennischristopher9952]

I agree. I love Mika, but Joe is an arrogant big mouth

[@judithholder2537]

Mika Show! Mika Show! Mika Show! (Trouble is he has more savvy & expertise than she.)

[@Hendoggy909]

That's what happens when you take your wife to work with you

[@haileybeanzjewelry9597]

@@Hendoggy909 🤣 ...and getting nagged on line by even more women... gotta throw the guy a line. She doesn't need his show, she needs her own show.

[@FrostKitty]

I agree wholeheartedly- the next time he snaps let me finish” after interrupting her, Mika needs to walk off the set.

[@greghill7759]

What a peculiar woman. Why would Ms Noem imagine that we would want to know about these distressing details? (Or that it would somehow ingratiate her with us)

[@thomaswright6883]

I already struggle Watching because he is ALWAYS cutting her off. And after trying to interpret her many times. He has the audacity to say "let me speak" like what in the 1950s is happening.

[@reddog6256]

This woman is not trainable.

[@s.z.6200]

Hypocritical how Joe asks not to be interrupted.

[@mangobagito470]

well he is a republican

[@calliebordley528]

True that

[@tracyhale8336]

It's his show. I don't like it either, but it's "morning Joe", not "let's all talk about it".

[@marcosjuarez7809]

Just who do you think you are? Kristi Noem?

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

@@tracyhale8336 Then don't have other people on your show.

[@labenbrittenum6934]

what is it with REBUPS and dogs!..then not understand how telling the world about treating the animal badly won't cause backlash..case in point ROMNEY strapping his dog in a cage to the car roof on family trips

[@sim0n17]

what a psycho,... not just that she shot a 14 month old puppy, but that she chose to publish the story proud of what she'd done...

[@carolking6772]

She really thinks this'll make republicuns want her and it will.

[@anthonypanneton923]

"untrainable?" "worthless?" sounds like Kristi Noem. hmmm... what to do?

[@sleze]

There's no such thing as a bad dog. There are just bad owners that fail to train their dogs.

[@Sepulcore42]

BS. That's like saying there are no bad people. I swear you people live in imaginationland.

[@DLordSadow]

I disagree, some are straight up a$$holes! However, going straight to murder is nuts! Most bad dogs are redeemable, and the ones that are not are quite rare. Poor Cricket sounded like an excited puppy, not a bad dog. And even if she was, she was never given a chance.

[@simply_nebulous]

​@@DLordSadowMost bad dogs are just traumatised.

[@IceRungs]

​@@simply_nebulous Most serial killers are also traumatized Doesn't make them good guys, does it?

[@FeralWolf-Hunting]

@@IceRungs You're comparing humans to dogs, though... not apples to apples.

[@tonycsmith5655]

What a Wacko, let her stay in SD. Another Conservative Living in 1864.

[@sherryhillman9197]

She sounds like a sociopath. Then couldn’t she rehomed the puppy. She killed it because she wanted to and then killed a goat.