The farmer and small-business owner turned elected official has made headlines for being a possible vice presidential candidate and killing an "untrainable" dog.

Kristi Noem was in President-elect Donald Trump ... The first thing I’d do is make sure Joe Biden’s dog was nowhere on the grounds (‘Commander, say hello to Cricket for me’),” she ...

Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald ... including how she described putting down an "untrainable" dog in a 2024 memoir. Following President Joe Biden's 2020 victory, Noem said she would refuse ...