Whether or not her name isn’t on the short list of possible vice presidents is of no concern to South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, she stated. Having a female running mate would be beneficial for probable GOP nominee Donald Trump, she did mention that.
“President Trump ought to choose whoever helps him win. I’ve told him that ad nauseam. Since he initially began running for office in 2016, I have been his most devoted supporter. According to Noem, who was speaking on Sunday morning’s “State of the Union” interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, the candidate has expressed his desire to have a running partner who can take office immediately.
I am indifferent. My work in South Dakota is wonderful. The fact that I’m rooting for his victory is important to me.
Noem did, however, suggest that Trump would do well to select a female running mate, particularly in swing states where Trump would face more support from women voters. New York Representative Elise Stefanik is the only woman on the list of seven possible running partners that are currently known.
“In my opinion, that would be a good thing,” Noem stated. “Having a woman helping him campaign makes a difference, according to the polling that I’ve seen for him, in a lot of swing states.”
It was speculated earlier this year that the ex-president may select Noem as his vice president. However, a recent list of individuals understood to be currently under vetting did not include Noem’s name. Byron Donalds of Florida, Marco Rubio of Florida, Tom Cotton of Arkansas, J.D. Vance of Ohio, Doug Burgum of North Dakota, Tim Scott of South Carolina, Ben Carson of the Housing and Urban Development Administration, and Stefanik are all on that list.
Republicans and Democrats alike panned Noem’s memoir a few months ago for included a narrative about her killing her pet Cricket in a gravel pit. Defending her choice to slaughter the dog, Noem called it a “difficult decision” in her interview with Bash.
“That story’s a 20-year-old tale of a mother who, in order to protect her children, made the extremely tough choice to flee from a vicious beast that was preying on cattle and man,” Noem stated. “It was challenging for me, so I included it in the book.”
Noem claimed she had “learned a lot” from terrible situations, but she did not explicitly answer the question of whether she regrets murdering her dog or publishing the story in her biography.
“Difficult times and tough decisions are hard,” Noem remarked. “And that if you were elected to public office, you would take what you learned from each of those experiences and apply it to the next issue at hand, always keeping America’s best interests in mind.”