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Kristi Noem, Trump VP contender, suggests Biden’s dog Commander should be killed too
The governor of the US state of South Dakota who was already under fire for admitting to killing her 14-month-old dog and boasting about it in her book, is stirring up controversy once again. On Sunday (May 5), she said Commander, the United States President Joe Biden’s dog, should also suffer a...
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Kristi Noem, Trump VP contender, suggests Biden’s dog Commander should be killed too
Washington DC, United States Edited By: Nishtha BadgamiaUpdated: May 06, 2024, 03:29 PM IST
Kristi Noem sparked outrage among Democrats and Republicans alike after she admitted to killing her dog saying that it had an “aggressive personality”. (File Photos) Photograph
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The Biden family’s German shepherd has been banished from the White House to an undisclosed location after reports that he bit Secret Service agents on 24 separate occasions between October 2022 and July 2023.The governor of the US state of South Dakota who was already under fire for admitting to killing her 14-month-old dog and boasting about it in her book, is stirring up controversy once again. On Sunday (May 5), she said Commander, the United States President Joe Biden’s dog, should also suffer a similar fate as her pet Cricket.
What did she say?
https://vdo.ai/contact?utm_medium=video&utm_term=wionews.com&utm_source=vdoai_logoThe Republican governor appeared on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’, and suggested that Commander should also have been put down.
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The Biden family’s German shepherd has been banished from the White House to an undisclosed location after reports that he bit Secret Service agents on 24 separate occasions between October 2022 and July 2023.
“Joe Biden’s dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people,” Noem told interviewer, Margaret Brennan. She added, “So how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog?”
Also Read | Trump VP contender, South Dakota governor Kristi Noem, defends killing her 14-month-old dog
During the interview, she also defended killing her 14-month-old dog Cricket and a goat, which according to her upcoming book she also shot the same day as “a choice I made over 20 years ago” to “protect people.”
In late April, Noem sparked outrage among Democrats and Republicans alike after she admitted to killing her dog saying that it had an “aggressive personality” and described Cricket as an “untrainable,” “dangerous,” and “less than worthless…as a hunting dog”.
The possible running mate for the presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made a similar suggestion in her book, “No Going Back,” according to an advance copy obtained by CNN, saying that if she were president, she’d ensure Commander “was nowhere on the grounds.”
“What would I do if I was president on the first day in office in 2025? Thanks for asking. I happen to have a list. The first thing I’d do is make sure Joe Biden’s dog was nowhere on the grounds (‘Commander, say hello to Cricket for me’). But my dog, Foster, would sure be welcome. He comes with me to the capitol all the time and loves everyone,” Noem wrote in her book.
Trump ‘disgusted’ by Noem’s story
Notably, since Noem admitted to killing her 14-month-old dog she has faced criticism not only from Democrats but also people from her own party. It also seems like the story may cost her the chance of being Trump’s VP.Also Read | US lawmakers launch 'dog lovers caucus' as Trump potential running mate 'puppy killer' Kristi Noem goes viral
A report by Rolling Stone magazine citing sources said that the former president has been “privately trashing” Noem for killing her puppy during conversations with close political allies and other confidants.
Some of the sources, according to the magazine, said they are disclosing these details because they want the South Dakota governor to be “permanently eliminated” from Trump’s vice presidential shortlist.
Others said it was simply because Trump had been talking about Noem’s story so many times it was “‘getting kind of ridiculous’ how ‘disgusted’ the former president sounded about this and how much he has been ‘taunting’ Noem behind her back,” reported the Rolling Stone.
(With inputs from agencies)
Yommie
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Who will be dumb enough to become Donald Trump's vice president?
Who will be Donald Trump's vice presidential candidate? It's frankly remarkable that anyone would want the job.
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Who will be dumb enough to become Donald Trump's vice president?
The position of Trump's vice president brings with it the kind of job safety only found among nervous snake handlers and crash-test dummies.
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One of the biggest questions swirling around Donald Trump’s reelection campaign – aside from “Will he or won’t he be a convicted felon?” and “Are we really doing this again, people?” – is a tricky one: Who will be the former president and current criminal defendant’s vice presidential candidate?
That anyone would consider applying for the job is remarkable. It’s like asking for volunteers to report for sticking-your-finger-in-a-light-socket duty. The position of Trump’s vice president brings with it the kind of job safety only found among nervous snake handlers and crash-test dummies.
And yet, people are actually vying for the gig. A pack of them descended on South Florida this weekend to debase themselves before a twice-impeached former one-term president who demands absolute loyalty while dispensing none.
A parade of hapless souls are actually hoping to be Trump's VP pick
Among the reported contenders are billionaire North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, former GOP presidential candidate Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio.Florida Sen. Marco Rubio – who once called Trump a “con artist” and said that “he has spent his entire career sticking it to the little guy” – was there as well, presumably traveling in his hermetically sealed Bubble of Hypocrisy.
Also in contention for the VP slot, I assume, is a full-length mirror that tells Trump how handsome he is every time he gazes into it and a golden box that emits a recorded message – “You’re absolutely right, sir!” – whenever a button on top of it is pressed.
Who will be Trump's VP?Please let Donald Trump pick Katie Britt as his vice president. It'd be a hoot.
But wait. Where's Mike Pence in all this VP talk?
Notably absent from the Cynical South Florida Keister Smooch Fest of 2024 was former actual Vice President Mike Pence, who had the audacity to not help Trump do a coup and is now persona non grata in the MAGA wing of the GOP. That a former president’s own vice president won’t even endorse his current presidential run is a staggering fact that’s often overlooked, probably because that former president is already drowning in dozens of indictments and keeps falling asleep during his first criminal trial.But I digress.
Just trust Trump. When has he ever made a bad decision?
Whatever Trump took away from this weekend’s parade of potential victims, the timing of his decision is anybody’s guess.Newt Gingrich, who swapped his spine for a MAGA hat some time ago, told USA TODAY: “I’m relaxing and watching to see what (Trump) does; he will only do it out of intuition.”
Ah, yes. That famous Trump intuition. The one that led to repeated bankruptcies and business failures and a failed reelection bid and a small army of former Cabinet members whom he hired and now describes as a collection of ninnies and jerks.
Rather than posit which sucker Trump will wind up picking (although my money’s on the compliment-dispensing mirror), it seems easier to map out the requirements for the position of Trump’s vice presidential candidate.
Dog killing could cost Noem VP:Who knew Americans liked puppies?
7 requirements to be Trump's vice president
- All candidates’ souls must have fully vacated their bodies, along with all dignity, morals and sense of self-worth.
- The ability to always agree with Trump is essential. If Trump says “2+2 = 5,” the candidates must be willing to accept that as fact and order the imprisonment of any and all math teachers who disagree.
- Logical consistency is not considered an asset, and the candidates must be ready and willing to loudly yell things that are transparently false and, often, make no sense whatsoever.
- An ideal candidate must be comfortable with potentially being hanged by an angry mob.
- Candidates who have not murdered dogs are preferred. (Sorry, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.)
- The candidates must be willing to listen to Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast and engage in at least one conversation per month with Eric Trump without laughing.
- And finally, all candidates must be not only willing but excited to have every ounce of their decency and credibility vaporized in service to a man who wouldn’t spit on them if they were on fire.
Any of the morally pliable folks who pandered their way to South Florida this weekend have a chance at getting picked. But like I said, if we’re being honest, the full-length mirror is a clear front-runner.
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Yommie
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Donald Trump is beating Joe Biden among educated voters
The Republican is the favorite candidate among college graduates and those with only high school education, according to a poll.
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Donald Trump Is Beating Joe Biden Among Educated Voters
Published May 06, 2024 at 4:00 AM EDTUpdated May 06, 2024 at 8:55 AM EDTBy Ewan Palmer
News Reporter
Donald Trump is the preferred candidate over President Joe Biden among higher and lower educated voters, according to a poll.
An ActiVote survey of 953 likely voters found that Trump, the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee, is leading Biden in a head-to-head presidential race by 5.4 points (52.7 percent to 47.3).
When the results are broken down further, Trump is found to be beating the president among those with only high school education (51-49 percent), as well as those with some college or an associate's degree (54-46 percent) and college graduates (53-47 percent).
The results are the latest warning sign for Biden as he seeks reelection against Trump in November. According to a CNN exit poll taken at the 2020 election, 55 percent of college graduates opted to vote for Biden, compared to 48 percent who voted for Trump. The Republican was still the preferred candidate among those without a college education in 2020 (50-43 percent).
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on May 01, 2024 in Waukesha, Wisconsin. A poll has shown Trump beating President Joe Biden among higher and lower educated voters. SCOTT OLSON/GETTY IMAGES
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The results, which were published on April 30, arrive just prior to Biden giving his most strongly worded rebuttal of the student pro-Palestinian protests at New York's Columbia University and campuses across the country.
"Violent protest is not protected; peaceful protest is. It's against the law when violence occurs. Destroying property is not a peaceful protest. It's against the law," Biden said on Thursday. "Vandalism, trespassing, breaking windows, shutting down campuses, forcing the cancellation of classes and graduations—none of this is a peaceful protest."
Elsewhere, the ActiVote poll also found that Trump has a major lead over Biden among rural voters (68-32 percent) while the president is much more preferred among urban voters (64-35 percent).
Biden also narrowly wins among young voters aged between 18-29 (52 percent to 48), as well as those aged 65 and over (51-49 percent). Trump is the preferred candidate among those aged 30-49 by 10 points (55-45 percent) and 14 points of those aged 50-64 (57-43 percent).
"Trump wins men, while Biden wins among women. Both win a large majority of those affiliated with their party, while Trump leads among independents," ActiVote CEO and co-founder Victor Allis wrote while sharing the results.
"Biden seems to be doing just fine with Black voters (88 percent support vs. 81 in our previous poll), but his problems continue with Latino voters, of whom 40 percent support Trump, significantly more than in 2020."
The ActiVote poll was conducted between April 13-30 among 953 likely presidential election voters. The results have a mean average error of 3.2 percent.
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It's a tie: Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift – Exclusive
While some voters' allegiances are set in stone, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll provides a road map of the persuadables.
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It's a tie: Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift – Exclusive
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It couldn't be closer.
Six months before Election Day, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied 37%-37% in an exclusive USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll as millions of Americans' votes remain up for grabs.
While the nation's fierce polarization has set many political preferences in stone, 1 in 4 registered voters (24%) say they might change their minds ahead of November's election, and 12% haven't made a choice yet. The new survey provides a road map of the persuadables most open to appeals in a campaign being shaped by sharp divides on abortion and immigration as well as an unprecedented criminal trial of a former president, now underway in New York.
What's more, 8% are now supporting independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and an additional 5% backing other third-party contenders. Most of their supporters acknowledge they might switch their allegiances before they cast a ballot.
Tiffany Batton, 43, an independent from Chicago who was among those surveyed, plans to vote for Biden. "He inherited a lot of problems from the last administration," the social worker said in a follow-up phone interview. "I feel like, if given a chance, he could fulfill some of those campaign promises if he had another four years."
Prep for the polls: See who is running for president and compare where they stand on key issues in our Voter Guide
But she might change her mind, depending on what happens in the Mideast and elsewhere. "The war in Israel has been weighing really heavy on me," she said.
Brett Watchom, 36, a shipping clerk from Denver who is also an independent, backs Kennedy, attracted by his position on housing and because he is "the only one not part of the horrible uni-party machine."
He allowed that he might switch his support "if the Libertarian candidate turns out to be better."
The poll of 1,000 registered voters, taken by landline and cellphone Tuesday through Friday, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
The candidates have limited time ahead to make their case.
"When we think about the race tied with just 26 weeks to go, we have to consider that people tune out politics and the party conventions in July and August," said David Paleologos, director of the Suffolk University Political Research Center. "That leaves just 17 weeks for candidates to actively campaign, and it's actually 13 or 14 weeks when you consider states where early voting starts weeks before Election Day.
"We're basically at the doorstep of the election, and the outcome is a coin flip."
Biden gains among Black voters, Trump loses among young voters
The new poll shows Biden's standing against Trump improving inch-by-inch, albeit within the survey's margin of error.In the USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll taken in January, Biden trailed Trump by 3 points − 34%-37% − and in March he trailed by 2, at 38%-40%. Now they're even.
Since the beginning of the year, Biden has gained ground among some key voters while Trump has lost it.
- Among voters under 35 years old, Biden has gained 1 percentage point and Trump has lost 12 since the survey in January. Biden now holds a lead, 34%-25%, although not the overwhelming one he scored in the 2020 election.
- Among Hispanic voters, Biden's support has stayed the same, but Trump has lost 11 points. Biden now leads 34%-28%, still short of the 2-1 edge he had in 2020.
- Among independents, Biden has gained 5 points, and Trump has lost 4. Now the two are essentially tied, with Trump at 27% and Biden at 26%. Nearly as many, 22%, are undecided, and 23% are supporting third-party candidates.
- Among Black voters, Biden has gained 7 points since January while Trump's standing hasn't changed. They now support Biden by 64%-12% − better than before, though still far short of the 87% who voted for him in 2020.
Who's in play? Young voters, Hispanic voters, independents and RFK backers
The strength of the third-party candidates may be built on sand.Eight in 10 of those supporting Kennedy say they might change their minds before they vote. So do 88% of those supporting independent Cornel West, 65% of those who plan to support the Libertarian nominee, and 58% backing Green Party candidate Jill Stein.
Typically the support for third-party candidates declines as Election Day nears, although in close elections the impact of drawing only thousands of voters in swing states can tip the election outcome.
In 2016, the Green Party candidate took votes from Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, crucial states she ended up losing. In 2020, the Libertarian candidate drew voters from Trump in Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia, critical states he lost.
"I'm leaning towards Joe Biden, and I'll tell you why: I look at his record on the economy," said Al Wilson, 56, an independent from Shelby, Michigan, who works as the production manager for an auto manufacturer. He credits the president with restoring the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also cites Biden's presidential "deportment," implicitly contrasting it with Trump. "We need leadership that is not (in) the news cycle all the time," he said. "I get sick of that. I don't want to hear that. I don't want to hear controversy. I don't want you involved in controversy all the time."
Other swing voters also say they might change their minds before November, including 43% of independents. Nearly half of independent women, 47%, are open to persuasion, one reason the Biden campaign has focused so intently on abortion access as an issue.
Some groups that Democrats rely on in national elections say their minds aren't firmly made up. That includes 37% of Hispanic voters, 27% of Black voters and 44% of voters under 35.
More than two-thirds of those surveyed (69%) say the country is "on the wrong track;" fewer than 1 in 4 (23%) say it is "headed in the right direction." That's a tick less positive than the nation's mood in the March survey.
"I haven't made up my mind yet," said Emily Weller, 39, a Republican from Indianapolis. "I would not vote for former President Trump; I don't think that I would vote for President Biden," the stay-at-home mom said. "My vote matters to me and I want to vote, but it's not cut-and-dried."
'Everything was better under Trump'
Then there are those voters definitely not in play.Those now supporting Biden say by 84%-14% that their minds are firmly made up. Trump supporters are set by a similarly wide 83%-16%.
"Everything was better under Trump," declared Mike McCombs, 67, a Republican and an independent insurance agent from Lincolnton, Georgia. "The economy was better. Fuel prices were better. Biden has choked the middle class to death."
A conviction of Trump in his current trial, on charges relating to paying hush money to a porn star, wouldn't change his view. "It would probably make me support him more because this is a rigged trial anyway," he said.
Both major-party candidates have solidified their standing among their partisans. Now 87% of Democrats back Biden, up 7 points since January; 84% of Republicans back Trump, up 5 points.
A negligible 2% of Democrats and 1% of Republicans are crossing the aisle to support the other major party's presumptive nominee.
"I liked the way he ran the country when he was president the first time," said Stephen Harrison, 52, a small-business owner and Trump supporter from Manhattan, Montana. "The economy is No. 1. He did a good job of keeping things running and open best he could during the pandemic.
"The only thing that would change my mind is if he isn't on the ballot," he said.
Francis Spitale, 60, a Democrat from Charleston, South Carolina, who cares for newborns, says her support for Biden is unshakable.
"Are all the policies perfect?" she asked. "No. But I respect him as a good, decent human being who has been able to accomplish more in two or three years than a lot of other presidents have been able to."
She dismissed those who say Biden, at 81, is too old to serve another term.
"No one's saying the (Rolling) Stones are too old to have a concert; Bruce Springsteen is out there at 73," she said. "If you are a productive person, you don't have to be skateboarding and skiing down the slopes to be effective."
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