White House Reacts to Kristi Noem’s ‘Disturbing’ Suggestion That Biden’s Dog Be Killed: ‘Digging Herself in a Hole’

Karine Jean-Pierre condemned South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem’s suggestion that President Joe Biden’s dog be killed.

Noem ignited a firestorm last month by recalling in her new book how she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog Cricket because it kept misbehaving. The last straw came when the dog escaped and killed several chickens.

“At that moment,” Noem says, “I realized I had to put her down.” The governor subsequently brought Cricket to a gravel pit where she shot it. To no one’s surprise – except Noem’s – the story garnered backlash across the political spectrum.

On Sunday, Noem made headlines again for all the wrong reasons when she suggested Biden’s dog Commander be put down during an interview with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation :

BRENNAN: You talk multiple times about it. In fact, at the end of the book, you say the very first thing you would do if you got to the White House that was different from Joe Biden is, you’d make sure Joe Biden’s dog was nowhere on the grounds. “Commander, say hello to Cricket.” Are you doing this to try to look tough? Do you still think you have a shot at being V.P?

NOEM: Well, number one, Joe Biden’s dog has attacked 24 Secret Service people. So, how many people is enough people to be attacked and dangerously hurt before you make a decision on a dog and what to do about it?

BRENNAN: But he’s not living at the White House.

NOEM: That’s a question that the president should be held accountable to.

BRENNAN: You’re saying he should be shot?

NOEM: That’s what the president should be held accountable to.

During Monday’s press briefing, Jean-Pierre was asked about Noem’s comments. The White House press secretary called them “disturbing” and “absurd.”

“We find her comments from yesterday disturbing,” she said. “We find them absurd. And this is a country that loves dogs. And you have a leader talking about putting dogs down, killing them. And that’s a disturbing statement to say. I would say to her, she should probably stop digging herself in a hole.”

Noem has been floated as a potential running mate for former President Donald Trump , who was reportedly “ disgusted ” by the governor’s story.

Watch above via C-SPAN.