CNN’s Acosta Says Kristi Noem Thought Dog Story Would Impress Trump: ‘Look What I Can Do! I Can Kill a Puppy!’

ACOSTA South Dakota governor ░░░░░░░░ potential Trump running mate ░░░░░░░░ Noem is defending her ░░░░░░░░ to kill her 14 ░░░░░░░░ old puppy In her ░░░░░░░░ book Noem describes struggling ░░░░░░░░ take her dog Cricket ░░░░░░░░ tame the dog but ░░░░░░░░ it attacked a flock ░░░░░░░░ chickens Noem shot it ░░░░░░░░ style in a gravel ░░░░░░░░ This is according to ░░░░░░░░ book She is now ░░░░░░░░ in a post on ░░░░░░░░ media I followed the ░░░░░░░░ and was being a ░░░░░░░░ parent dog owner and ░░░░░░░░ That s what she ░░░░░░░░ Let s discuss with ░░░░░░░░ political commentator Republican strategist ░░░░░░░░ Stewart and CNN poll ░░░░░░░░ commentator and Democratic strategist ░░░░░░░░ Cardona they re the ░░░░░░░░ of the podcast Hot ░░░░░░░░ From Left to Right ░░░░░░░░ good morning both of ░░░░░░░░ And people are obviously ░░░░░░░░ over Noem killing this ░░░░░░░░ I ve got my ░░░░░░░░ here of Duke he ░░░░░░░░ with me every day ░░░░░░░░ just can t imagine ░░░░░░░░ how do you look ░░░░░░░░ and there he is ░░░░░░░░ screen right there I ░░░░░░░░ dogs are as American ░░░░░░░░ baseball and apple pie ░░░░░░░░ just like who could ░░░░░░░░ into those eyes and ░░░░░░░░ such a thing I ░░░░░░░░ that s the thing ░░░░░░░░ ve been struggling with ░░░░░░░░ weekend But also why ░░░░░░░░ you brag about it ░░░░░░░░ a book I don ░░░░░░░░ get it Is she ░░░░░░░░ to prove something to ░░░░░░░░ STEWART Her explanation and ░░░░░░░░ defense is that this ░░░░░░░░ that she s able ░░░░░░░░ make tough decisions and ░░░░░░░░ difficult decisions Look as ░░░░░░░░ pet owner we all ░░░░░░░░ pet owners I love ░░░░░░░░ heck out of my ░░░░░░░░ a tough decision for ░░░░░░░░ dog owner is having ░░░░░░░░ decision to put your ░░░░░░░░ down at the end ░░░░░░░░ life not blowing the ░░░░░░░░ off a puppy that ░░░░░░░░ can t train That ░░░░░░░░ not a tough decision ░░░░░░░░ is just heartless quite ░░░░░░░░ And look she said ░░░░░░░░ was on a farm ░░░░░░░░ s in a rural ░░░░░░░░ I ve been on ░░░░░░░░ farms I know many ░░░░░░░░ that live on farms ░░░░░░░░ don t go around ░░░░░░░░ the family pet So ░░░░░░░░ I think this is ░░░░░░░░ bad issue for her ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ rough time ahead moving ░░░░░░░░ on this issue Whether ░░░░░░░░ not this has an ░░░░░░░░ on if she s ░░░░░░░░ VP candidate or whatnot ░░░░░░░░ the future I just ░░░░░░░░ t imagine her thinking ░░░░░░░░ killing her dog doing ░░░░░░░░ writing about it in ░░░░░░░░ book and then doubling ░░░░░░░░ tripling down that this ░░░░░░░░ the right thing to ░░░░░░░░ It just doesn t ░░░░░░░░ sense ACOSTA And she ░░░░░░░░ being considered for vice ░░░░░░░░ It feels intentional like ░░░░░░░░ Look what I can ░░░░░░░░ I can kill a ░░░░░░░░ CARDONA Exactly And I ░░░░░░░░ sadly that s probably ░░░░░░░░ she and maybe many ░░░░░░░░ believe is what Donald ░░░░░░░░ is looking for the ░░░░░░░░ of strength the kind ░░░░░░░░ lack of empathy And ░░░░░░░░ you know maybe Trump ░░░░░░░░ like this I mean ░░░░░░░░ hope not but ACOSTA ░░░░░░░░ s nothing strong about ░░░░░░░░ CARDONA There s absolutely ░░░░░░░░ strong about it And ░░░░░░░░ fact I would go ░░░░░░░░ to say this is ░░░░░░░░ huge red flag and ░░░░░░░░ warning sign about her ░░░░░░░░ mean that is the ░░░░░░░░ that you see out ░░░░░░░░ sociopaths because killing animals ░░░░░░░░ mean remember the kind ░░░░░░░░ grief that Mitt Romney ░░░░░░░░ just for putting the ░░░░░░░░ dog on the roof ░░░░░░░░ I do CARDONA I ░░░░░░░░ and I hope this ░░░░░░░░ her completely out of ░░░░░░░░ running for VP because ░░░░░░░░ for the American public ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ the acceptable ACOSTA Alice ░░░░░░░░ she out of the ░░░░░░░░ STEWART Look who knows ░░░░░░░░ the ultimate decision will ░░░░░░░░ Look Donald Trump fortunately ░░░░░░░░ some tremendous candidates to ░░░░░░░░ VP You can go ░░░░░░░░ the full list of ░░░░░░░░ Burgum Tim Scott Elise ░░░░░░░░ and many others Marco ░░░░░░░░ many others So she ░░░░░░░░ one that was potentially ░░░░░░░░ that list I can ░░░░░░░░ where she might not ░░░░░░░░ on that list anymore ░░░░░░░░ Some of those rivals ░░░░░░░░ putting up pictures over ░░░░░░░░ weekend I think we ░░░░░░░░ have some of those ░░░░░░░░ might be ready Kari ░░░░░░░░ I think Ron DeSantis ░░░░░░░░ all tweeting about their ░░░░░░░░ I mean that s ░░░░░░░░ by accident STEWART I ░░░░░░░░ want to push back ░░░░░░░░ little on my friend ░░░░░░░░ who are trying to ░░░░░░░░ too much this is ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump would want ░░░░░░░░ I can t imagine ░░░░░░░░ outside of Kristi Noem ░░░░░░░░ thinking this was a ░░░░░░░░ thing to do so ░░░░░░░░ would really be cautious ░░░░░░░░ linking this to other ░░░░░░░░ thinking this is a ░░░░░░░░ of strength CARDONA I ░░░░░░░░ I hope you re ░░░░░░░░