'As soon as this was brought to my attention, I certainly made some changes and looked at this passage,' Noem said.
Share on linkedin leader Kim Jong Un shouldn't have been put into her upcoming book, but didn't say that a meeting never happened.Noem was believed to be on the short list of vice presidential contenders for former President Trump, but she has spent the past few days
A separate excerpt from the book listed a number of world leaders Noem had met with while serving in Congress, including China's Xi Jingping, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Kim. "Through my tenure on the House Armed Services Committee, I had the chance to travel to many countries to meet with world leaders -- some who wanted our help, and some who didn't. I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. I'm sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants ," the excerpt reads.
Noem declined to talk about specific meetings she had with various world leaders, and never outright said she didn't meet with Kim during the interview."Face the Nation" anchor Margaret Brennan asked Noem if she had any regrets about sharing the story of killing Cricket. "The reason that this story is in the book because people need to understand who I am and some of those difficult decisions," Noem said.Share on linkedin
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