2024-05-05 12:18:04
SDakota Governor Kristi Noem reportedly wrote in her new memoir that she met the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un– but her spokesperson is later quoted as saying the statement was a “mistake.”
In No Going Back: The Truth About What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward, Noem wrote that she met the North Korean leader while in Congress as South Dakota’s representative, according to news outlets that obtained a copy of the book ahead of its May 7 publication. The Dakota Scout reported the news on May 2, which was then picked up by other outlets.
“I had the chance to travel to many countries to meet world leaders—some who wanted our help, and some who didn’t,” the New York Times Cite as writing cited. “I remember when I met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. I’m sure he underestimated me, had no idea of my experience staring down petty tyrants (following all, I had been a children’s pastor). Dealing with foreign leaders requires determination, preparation and determination.”
After doubts were raised regarding this version, Noem’s spokesman, Ian Fury, told the Dakota Scout that the book’s publisher would “address entangled world leaders’ names in the book”. Fury was then quoted and told other news outlets that the North Korean leader had been named incorrectly.
“It has been brought to our attention that the upcoming book ‘No Going Back’ has two minor errors,” Fury told the New York Times. “This was communicated to the ghostwriter and editor. Kim Jong Un is included in a list of world leaders and should not have been.”
TIME reached out to Noem’s office, campaign, spokespeople and publisher regarding the report.
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Noem was widely considered a vice presidential contender for presidential candidate Donald Trump, following speaking at his rallies and publicly pledging her support for the former president. But CNN reports on May 4 that she “fell off” the shortlist before her book inconsistencies took center stage.
The governor was already faced criticism for another installment of her new memoir in which she admitted to shooting and killing her 14-month-old dog Cricket following she said the “untrainable” dog ruined a hunting trip, killed another family’s chickens and moved to kill her. bite. She also killed a goat. The surveys were reported first by the Guardian.
Noem has since defended herself. In one post on X (formerly Twitter) she said: “I can understand why some people are upset regarding a 20-year-old story of Cricket, one of the working dogs on our farm, in my upcoming book—No Going Back.”
“The fact is that South Dakota law states that dogs that attack and kill livestock can be euthanized. Since Cricket showed aggressive behavior towards people by biting them, I decided what I did,” she continued later in the same post. “Whether it’s running the farm or in politics, I’ve never handed over my responsibilities to someone else to handle. Even if it is difficult and painful. I followed the law and was a responsible parent, dog owner and neighbor.”
The Republican was elected as South Dakota’s first female governor in 2018 and up for re-election in 2022, having served in Congress since 2011 and in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2007.
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