The government social media accounts for Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) appear to have been deleted without an explanation.
As of Monday, the South Dakota governor’s official Facebook and X accounts were no longer active, but the YouTube page remained active. Noem’s personal Facebook, X, and Instagram accounts remain active.
New accounts for the governor’s office have been made, although it is unclear why because the previous Facebook and X pages had a substantial amount of followers. A new X account for the office of the governor was created this month, and it has a little more than 300 followers as of Monday, which is far fewer than the roughly half-million followers that the previous governor’s account had.
“For official updates from the Governor’s Office, including press releases, follow @GovNoemOffice on X,” Noem’s spokesman Ian Fury told Sioux Falls Live without providing an explanation for deleting the accounts.
The onetime vice presidential contender for former President Donald Trump has taken a series of hits in recent months.
She is being sued for violating consumer protection laws in a social media video she posted on X praising her Texas dentist. In April, Noem posted a video that looked like an infomercial in which she said the dentist gave her “a smile that I can be proud of and confident in.”
Noem has been under fire for an excerpt of her book in which she detailed shooting and killing her puppy, Cricket. Since then, Noem has refused to bow to the criticism, saying, “I love dogs,” and that the dog showed aggressive behavior.
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Noem has also been banned from all nine tribal nations in South Dakota after repeatedly saying that the state’s tribal nations have ties to the drug cartel.
“I only want to speak truth to the real challenges that are being faced in some areas of Indian Country,” Noem said in a statement to the Washington Examiner without directly referencing the ban. “We cannot tackle these issues without addressing the problem: dangerous criminals who perpetuate violence and illegal activities in all areas of our state.”
