South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem embarked on one of the most turbulent book tours in recent history this week, bombarded with questions about an anecdote about the killing of her dog Cricket and another story about a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Significant doubts were raised about whether the latter story was true.

When she tried No turning backShe was featured in interviews with mainstream media such as Face the nation and NewsNation, but some of the most controversial questions and answers were with those on the right, like Stuart Varney of Fox Business and Newsmax. The book was obviously a way to get attention while Donald Trump considers possible running mate candidates, but Newsmax's Rob Finnerty went so far as to tell her point blank, “I don't even think you're on the list.”

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Now Noem has begun canceling media appearances.

CNN's Dana Bash told viewers today that after booking for Within politics weeks ago, “she abruptly canceled last night.” Noem also canceled an interview with Greg Gutfeld on Fox News. Good field! According to Mediaite, the presenter told viewers last night that she had cancelled due to the weather.

“Blame it on the weather,” Gutfeld said. “I don't believe that. I just think it's a little late to keep her on a short leash.” He then went on to list Dana Perino as a “stand-in” for Noem while continuing to mock the governor.

Noem addressed the storm in South Dakota in posts on X/Twitter today.

Noem defended the decision to kill the dog as an example of a politician telling the truth: “That dog was vicious, he was dangerous, he killed livestock for fun and attacked people,” she told Fox News' Jesse Watters. However, she refused to say whether she actually met the North Korean leader. In interviews, she has said she will not talk about her meetings with world leaders, even though she wrote about exactly that in her book.

“When I found out about the content, we had it changed,” she told Finnerty. “And that's how it stayed. Should I have put that in the book? I'm not going to talk about my meetings. I'm not going to talk about my conversations with world leaders.”

Finnerty told her he didn't believe the meeting actually took place.

In an interview with NewsNation's Elizabeth Vargas, Noem also declined to say why she did not ask for the anecdote to be removed when recording the audio version of the book.

A spokesman for Noem's publisher, Center Street, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reading tour plans.

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