Kristi Noem might have thought twice before initiating a war of words with Kacey Musgraves, who had a mic-drop of a comeback post after the ousted Secretary of Homeland Security went on X to pick a fight with the country-pop star. Because when things get rough in a Noem feud, it’s always going to wind up going to the dogs.
Noem didn’t like it that Texas senatorial candidate James Talarico, a Democrat who is leading in polls in the red state, attended the concert by fellow Texan Musgraves over the weekend and was warmly received, as captured in photos and video. “Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves!” he wrote on social media, alongside a photo of the singer taking a photo of the two of them.
That led Noem to attempt to not just badger Musgraves for associating with Talarico but to set up a feud with “Choosin’ Texas” hitmaker Ella Langley (who, for what it’s worth, is from Alabama).
“I’ll take Ella Langley over Kacey Musgraves any day,” tweeted the Republican firebrand. “And if I’m choosin’ Texas, I’ll take Ken Paxton over James Talarico.”
Musgraves quote-tweeted Noem and responded: “I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.”
Langley appeared not to welcome Noem pitting her against Musgraves, as she or her team quickly moved to untag her X moniker from the politician’s tweet.
Noem has not returned to X for any more posts since Musgraves’ sardonic comeback, as of this writing.
Noem became famous for an anecdote in her memoir about shooting her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, to death in a gravel pit after she deemed the animal too troublesome. The story was intended to be an example of the one-time South Dakota governor’s firm resolve to do tough things, but it was seen as derailing her chances at becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick during the 2024 campaign.
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