Donald Trump praised many potential running mates, including South Dakota Gov. The former president's comments come as Noem faces backlash over killing her dog. Noem has argued that killing Cricket shows she make hard choices. Kristi Noem amid the uproar over her disclosure that she killed her 14-month-old dog named Cricket decades ago. She also reiterated that killing Cricket illustrates that she won't avoid hard choices.

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