In his Truth Social post dated April 26, 2024, Donald Trump criticized California Governor Gavin Newsom for his governance of the state and discussed the subject of abortion in the context of his administration’s policies and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which had provided federal protection for abortion rights for nearly 50 years.
Trump highlighted that his administration successfully returned the issue of abortion to the states, arguing that this shift allows states to set their own rules and regulations. He claimed that Republicans are leading on in vitro fertilization and taking care of women’s reproductive needs. Trump also emphasized that this approach is reducing the radicalization of the abortion debate, removing extreme scenarios from the discussion, and putting the power back in the hands of voters at the state level.
Gavin Newscum, the failed Governor of California, who is allowing his once beautiful State to go to Hell, refuses to recognize that Republicans are the Leaders on I.V.F. (Fertilization) – We are the ones taking care of Women, and now, after 53 years, where both Parties and all Legal Scholars and Experts wanted the always difficult and contentious subject of Abortion to go back to the States, we got it done, and now the States are setting their own Rules and Regulations – and it’s really working! We’ve given the Abortion Issue back to the Voters. It’s clean, it’s decisive, and we’ve taken Radicalization by Democrats, the killing of a Child in the 8th Month, 9th Month, or even after Birth, off the table. It now seems probable that our Country can start to pull together on the always difficult and controversial Issue of Abortion. IT’S UP TO THE STATES NOW, WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS IT, AND WHERE IT ALWAYS SHOULD HAVE BEEN! Donald Trump Truth Social 08:21 PM EST 04/26/24
Gavin Newscum, the failed Governor of California, who is allowing his once beautiful State to go to Hell, refuses to recognize that Republicans are the Leaders on I.V.F. (Fertilization) – We are the ones taking care of Women, and now, after 53 years, where both Parties and all…
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) April 27, 2024
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, a potential running mate for Donald Trump, discusses her experiences with animal euthanasia in her upcoming book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.” According to The Guardian, Noem describes shooting and killing her puppy named Cricket, whom she deemed “less than worthless,” after a failed attempt to train the dog for hunting pheasants.
In the book, Noem recounts her efforts to control the aggressive female puppy, including using an electronic collar. Despite her attempts, Cricket exhibited uncontrollable behavior, particularly during a local pheasant hunt. On their way home from the hunt, Cricket escaped Noem’s truck and attacked a family’s chickens, killing multiple birds in quick succession. Noem tried to control the situation but ended up apologizing to the family, writing a check for the damages, and helping clean up the scene.
Noem ultimately decided that Cricket was too dangerous and decided to put her down, leading the dog to a gravel pit and shooting her. She describes the act as unpleasant but necessary.
In another story from the book, Noem shares how she killed a male goat, which she described as “nasty and mean.” This goat, which had not been castrated, had a rancid odor and terrorized Noem’s children by knocking them down.
NOEM DESCRIBES CALLING CRICKET, THEN USING AN ELECTRONIC COLLAR TO ATTEMPT TO BRING HER UNDER CONTROL. NOTHING WORKED. THEN, ON THE WAY HOME AFTER THE HUNT, AS NOEM STOPPED TO TALK TO A LOCAL FAMILY, CRICKET ESCAPED NOEM’S TRUCK AND ATTACKED THE FAMILY’S CHICKENS, “GRABB[ING] ONE CHICKEN AT A TIME, CRUNCHING IT TO DEATH WITH ONE BITE, THEN DROPPING IT TO ATTACK ANOTHER”.
CRICKET THE UNTRAINABLE DOG, NOEM WRITES, BEHAVED LIKE “A TRAINED ASSASSIN”.
WHEN NOEM FINALLY GRABBED CRICKET, SHE SAYS, THE DOG “WHIPPED AROUND TO BITE ME”. THEN, AS THE CHICKENS’ OWNER WEPT, NOEM REPEATEDLY APOLOGIZED, WROTE THE SHOCKED FAMILY A CHECK “FOR THE PRICE THEY ASKED, AND HELPED THEM DISPOSE OF THE CARCASSES LITTERING THE SCENE OF THE CRIME”.
THROUGH IT ALL, NOEM SAYS, CRICKET WAS “THE PICTURE OF PURE JOY”.
“I HATED THAT DOG,” NOEM WRITES, ADDING THAT CRICKET HAD PROVED HERSELF “UNTRAINABLE”, “DANGEROUS TO ANYONE SHE CAME IN CONTACT WITH” AND “LESS THAN WORTHLESS … AS A HUNTING DOG”.
“AT THAT MOMENT,” NOEM SAYS, “I REALISED I HAD TO PUT HER DOWN.”
NOEM, WHO ALSO REPRESENTED HER STATE IN CONGRESS FOR EIGHT YEARS, GOT HER GUN, THEN LED CRICKET TO A GRAVEL PIT.
“IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT JOB,” SHE WRITES, “BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE.”
