Kristi Noem says 'any mom' would have killed her 'vicious' puppy named Cricket

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) defended killing her puppy, Cricket, because he was "vicious."

During a Sunday interview on Meet the Press, host Peter Alexander asked Noem if the story about her shooting a dog hurt her chances of being Donald Trump's vice presidential running mate.

"You know, I would say that that was a story from 20 years ago about me protecting my children from a vicious animal," Noem replied. "And any mom in those situations, when you have an animal that's...