Gov. Kristi Noem (R‑SD) questioned what was the threshold for attacks by President Joe Biden‘s dog Commander on Secret Service agents before he should have to make a “decision” on the animal’s fate.
Noem has been dogged by backlash over a story in her book, to be released May 7, of how she shot a 14-month-old dog named Cricket, which she described as “dangerous.” While defending her actions, she was asked about a line in the book that said she would have made sure Biden’s dog was nowhere near White House grounds. The South Dakota governor was specifically asked on CBS News’s Face the Nation about a part in her book where she says, “Commander, say hello to Cricket for me.”
“Well, No. 1, Joe Biden’s dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people. So how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog?” Noem said, before anchor Margaret …