Noem looks to bounce back onto Trump’s VP shortlist
by Alex Gangitano - 06/09/24 12:00 PM ET
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is a longtime big, bold supporter of former President Trump, and that loyalty has made her a darling of MAGA world.
Noem, a second-term governor who has served since 2018, isn’t shy about touting when she is in contact with the former president and made her support for him as president clear. Especially notable is when the two spent the July 4 holiday together at Mount Rushmore in the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Noem, 51, has been a staunch Trump ally since he became the GOP nominee in 2016, first backing Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) candidacy but then turning to Trump. For his 2024 run, she was an early endorser of the former president, backing his bid in August.
And Trump endorsed Noem’s first gubernatorial run, which made her the first female governor of South Dakota. She previously served as a member of Congress for eight years.
When Trump confirmed a list of names floated as potential vice presidential contenders during a February event in South Carolina, he listed Noem and said she has “been incredible fighting” for him.
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