Republicans’ newest cash-grab effort involves a Donald Trump running mate hopeful and her tale of shooting dead the family dog.
The National Republican Congressional Committee Friday sent out an email alert hawking signed copies of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s forthcoming memoir, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.”
“I've reached out a few times offering you a signed copy of my new memoir No Going Back, and now there's fewer than 73 signed copies left!” the email declares.
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“And with such low stock remaining, I can only keep your signed copy on hold for the next 60 minutes before I must offer it to someone else.”
Readers are told they must act now to read the “uncensored story of the chaos in Washington D.C.” because “these books are flying off the shelves.”
“So read for yourself,” Noem writes, “how the lessons I've learned over the years are key to solving this nation's ills, and claim your signed copy before we run out for good!”
As stunned readers learned Friday, the book also includes one dark lesson about what to do with poorly behaved pets such as 14-month-old Cricket.
“I hated that dog,” Noem wrote. “[She was] dangerous to anyone she came in contact with” and “less than worthless … as a hunting dog.”
Noem explained Cricket escaped an electric dog collar to attack a local family’s chickens and, later, bit the Republican governor with a look “pure joy” on her face.
“At that moment,” Noem wrote, “I realized I had to put her down.”
This story, first shared by the Guardian, spurred a defensive response from Noem.
"We love animals, but tough decisions like this happen all the time on a farm," Noem posted on social media. "Sadly, we just had to put down 3 horses a few weeks ago that had been in our family for 25 years."
Noem, considered a frontrunner to become Trump's running mate, faced further criticism in the replies to her X statement.
"A better person wouldn't have to admit to savagery and an inhumane act against a defenseless puppy," said author Shelby Kent-Stewart. "You're trash."
On Friday, Republicans offered up free copies of the book to anyone willing to donate $35 or more. The email was “Team Trump approved.”
