Noem is now in a bad PR cycle over a passage in her book about shooting her dog and a goat.
Share on linkedin Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum in April of 2023. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images pitched herself for a top NRA job as early as last fall, two sources told Axios.Noem offered to step down early as governor for the role, according to a person familiar with her conversation with former NRA CEOLate last fall, Noem called LaPierre to advocate to be the next executive vice president or CEO of the gun lobby.
Noem has long been aligned with the NRA, signing an executive order during its annual conference last year. Her name came up in very senior NRA circles immediately after LaPierre resigned in January, according to a source familiar. LaPierre has little official control over who will be tapped as his successor, but the 76-person board, stocked with many people he nominated, will vote to determine who obtains the position.Noem was previously seen as a potential contender to be Trump's running mate. She has vehemently defended her decision to shoot her dog, Cricket, arguing the 14-month-old animal was dangerous and untrainable.The other side:"She loves her job as Governor of South Dakota," Ian Fury told Axios.
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