Kristi Noem suggests Joe Biden’s German Shepherd should suffer the same fate as dog she shot

South Dakota GovernorKristi Noem has been roundly criticized after including a story in her upcoming memoir about killing her family dog. And now it appears that she wants President Joe Biden’s German Shepherd to face a similar fate.

Ms Noem, a rumoured running mate for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, revealed in her book No Going Back that she shot her 14-month-old “working dog” Cricket because of his behaviour.

The story has attractedsignificant backlash in the past week, which Ms Noem has blamed on “fake news.”

This weekend, the Republican showed no signs of backing down from the subject, and turned her attention to another badly-behaved dog: Commander, the president’s German Shepherd.

In an interview on Sunday with CBS’s morning show Face The Nation, Ms Noem was asked about a passage in her memoir, where she said that one of the first things she would do if she was in charge would be to make sure Mr Biden’s dog was off the premises, and suggested the dog should be euthanized.

“What would I do if I was president on the first day in office in 2025? Thanks for asking. I happen to have a list. 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’). But my dog, Foster, would sure be welcome. He comes with me to the capitol all the time and loves everyone,” reads the excerpt, according toCNN.

“Are you doing this to try to look tough?” CBS anchor Margaret Brennan asked Ms Noem about the passage.

“Joe Biden’s dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people,” she replied. “So how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog?”

Documents released in February revealed that at least 24 incidents of biting took