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Internet freaks out as Kristi Noem poses with new hunting dog: ‘Please don’t kill him’

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Goelz, A. (2026, October 18). Internet freaks out as Kristi Noem poses with new hunting dog: ‘Please don’t kill him’. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/internet-freaks-out-as-kristi-noem-poses-with-new-hunting-dog-please-dont-kill-him/

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Kristi Noem, former Secretary of Homeland Security and current South Dakota governor, faced significant backlash online after posting a picture with her dog Foster to mark the start of pheasant hunting season. In her post from October 17, 2026, Noem wished hunters good luck and emphasized that pheasant hunting is a tradition worth passing on to future generations. However, social media users criticized her for posing in full makeup with a hunting rifle, expressing concern for the dog's well-being due to her past description of killing another hunting dog named Cricket in her memoir. The criticism intensified as some internet users created AI-edited versions of the photo showing Foster appearing scared and anxious.

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“Both articles describe Kristi Noem posting about pheasant hunting season on X with her dog Foster, causing backlash from social media users.”

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“Both articles describe Kristi Noem posting a hunting picture with her dog, leading to public backlash and comments suggesting the dog looks frightened.”

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Ally Goelz

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“This poor dog is staring at the camera like he’s on death row,” wrote Tommy Vietor, a former Obama National Security Council staffer, on X — referring to the snap of Noem with the pooch. asserted

Vietor → star → pooch

Noem took to X on Saturday to mark the opening of pheasant hunting season, sharing a photo of herself with her dog Foster and declaring that the sport was a family tradition worth preserving. “Pheasant hunting is part of who we are, and it’s a tradition worth passing on to our kids and grandkids,” Noem wrote. asserted

Noem → take → kids

Other users piled on, with one sharing an AI-edited version of the photo that made the dog appearing very concerned. asserted

dog → pile → photo

In her memoir, “No Going Back,” Noem described taking Cricket on a pheasant hunt, where the young dog failed to behave as expected. asserted

dog → go → hunt

She wrote that Cricket killed a neighbor’s chickens and attempted to bite her when she tried to restrain the animal. asserted

she → write → animal

Noem defended her dog-killing decision at the time, arguing that it was a difficult but necessary choice on a farm and saying she was tired of politicians pretending to be something they are not. asserted

they → defend → farm

“I can understand why some people are upset about a 20-year-old story of Cricket,” she wrote on X in April 2024 while still defending herself. asserted

she → understand → herself

Internet freaks out as Kristi Noem poses with new hunting dog: ‘Please don’t kill him’

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