Hillary Clinton’s 2021 Post About Dogs Comes Back To Haunt Kristi Noem

Lee Moran
Updated ·2-min read

Hillary Clinton’s old post warning about politicians and dogs resurfaced and went viral on X (formerly Twitter) over the weekend after South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) recalled killing her pet pup.

“Don’t vote for anyone you wouldn’t trust with your dog,” the former secretary of state wrote in February 2021.

Noem has been mentioned as a potential running mate for former president and presumptive 2024 GOP nominee Donald Trump.

In Noem’s new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward,” the governor describes shooting dead her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer called Cricket for being “aggressive.”

The revelation sparked anger as critics suggested she could have had the animal re-homed. Noem, however, tried to spin the killing into an example of how she’s prepared to do the right thing, even when it’s tough.

People on X hailed 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Clinton’s insight:

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