Kristi Noem defends killing the puppy

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Calarogu Shark Media from Washington, DC, the home of puppy shooting scandals.

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This is ballad today. Trump is
up to debate Joe Biden anywhere, anytime,

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And of course we couldn't forget about
South Dakota Governor Christy Nomes controversial puppy

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killing anecdote from her upcoming memoir.
Trump, ever, the master of subtlety,

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took to his trusty Truth social account
to extend the invitation, suggesting that

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Biden join him at the courthouse in
Lower Manhattan. Because nothing says fair and

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balanced debate like holding it at the
very place where Trump is currently on trial

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for allegedly covering up hush money payments. It's like inviting your ex to hash

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things out at the scene of the
breakup. Now, you might be thinking,

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why would Biden agree to this?
He's already said he's happy to debate

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Trump somewhere sometime, but that's not
good enough for the Donald. He wants

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specifics, and he wants them now. After all, he's got a busy

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schedule of court appearances and campaign rallies
to juggle. But here's the kicker.

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Trump doesn't think Biden will actually show
up. He's like that kid on the

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playground who challenges everyone to a game
of tag, but then acts surprised when

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no one wants to play with him. Maybe he will, maybe he will.

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I'm not sure he has a choice, Trump mused, with all the

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confidence of a man who's never been
told no in his life. It looks

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like South Dakota Governor Christy Noam has
found herself in quite the pickle after a

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controversial anecdote about killing her puppy surfaced
from her upcoming memoir. But fear not,

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folks, Noam is here to spin
this into a case for her political

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prowess as she vies to become Donald
Trump's VP pick. According to The Guardian,

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Noam's memoir includes snippets about her decisions
to kill various family farm animals,

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including a fourteen month old puppy named
Cricket and an unnamed goat. Now I

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know what you're thinking, who would
want a VP who shoots puppies and goats?

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But Noam has an explanation, and
it's a doozy. Christy Nome wrote,

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whether running the ranch or in politics, I have never passed on my

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responsibilities to anyone else to handle,
even if it's hard and painful. I

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followed the law and was being a
responsible parent, dog owner, and neighbor.

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So there you have it, folks, killing puppies and goats is just

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part of being a responsible adult.
Apparently, but not everyone is buying Nome's

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spin. Right wing media personality Laura
Lumer declared that this anecdote would be the

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death knell for Nome's VP aspirations,
saying you can't shoot your dog and then

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BVP. I mean, she's got
a point. Imagine the campaign slogans,

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vote no them, She'll shoot your
problems away, one puppy at a time.

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Even President Biden's reelection campaign couldn't resist
taking a jab at Nome. They

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posted pictures of Biden and Vice President
Kamala Harris smiling with dogs, as if

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to say, look, our candidates
don't kill puppies, they cuddle with them.

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And let's not forget Florida Governor Ron
de Santis, who took the opportunity

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to post a call to action for
people to adopt rescue dogs. This isn't

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the first time Noam has raised eyebrows
in Washington. In March, she posted

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an infomercial style video for a Texas
dentist appearing to act as a commercial testimony

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for the business despite holding public office. I guess when you're the governor of

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South Dakota, you've got to find
creative ways to pay the bills. Will

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this controversy be the final nail in
her political coffin or will she somehow spin

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it into a tale of her unwavering
responsibility and toughness. Only time will tell,

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But one thing's for sure. If
Noam does become VP, the White

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House might want to invest in some
extra security for the first dog. As

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we begin a new week, let's
remember where we were in a segment I'm

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calling what the hell happened last week
in court? First up, we had

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David Pecker, the former National Inquirer
publisher and CEO of American Media, Inc.

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This guy spent four days on the
stand dishing out all the dirty details

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about catch and killed deals and how
he used his tabloid to help his buddy

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Trump win the presidency. By the
end of his testimony, Pecker looked like

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he needed a nap. But the
real question at the heart of this case

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is whether Trump's actions constitute election interference. Prosecutors argued that the hush money payments

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to Stormy Daniels were concealed to help
Trump win the White House, while Trump's

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team claims there's nothing wrong with trying
to influence an election. And speaking of

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Trump, let's talk about how he's
been looking in the courtroom, unable to

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respond to the allegations against him.
He's been sitting there silently, shaking his

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head and closing his eyes, like
he's trying to take a quick nap.

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It's not exactly the image of a
vigorous candidate ready to take on the presidency

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again. Maybe he should have brought
a pillow. But while Trump may be

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struggling in the New York courtroom,
he had a better day at the Supreme

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Court. His lawyers argued that he
should have immunity from prosecution for actions he

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took as president, and the conservative
justices seemed pretty receptive to the idea.

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It's almost like having three of your
own nominees on the bench really pays off.

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And finally, let's not forget about
the ongoing battle over Trump's gag order.

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Prosecutors say he's violated it fourteen times
and they want him find one thousand

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dollars per post. Trump, of
course, continues to blast the order while

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his team argues that he's just responding
to his adversaries. That's all for this

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episode of Ballot. Remember if you
ever find yourself in a situation where you're

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considering shooting a puppy, maybe take
a page out of Rond DeSantis's book and

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adopt a rescue dog instead. Portions
of this podcast may have been created with

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the help of AI. We definitely
didn't seek Christy Noam's help. I can

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tell you that