F: Duck hunting in Arkansas with state's lieutenant governor.
S: Meeting w/ FL opioid awareness activist on plane in SD.
S: In DC for award from Mom's For America.
M: In DC to meet w/ Trump instead of voting for him in Pierre.
T: In DC to meet with First Lady.
Spokesman Ian Fury did not explain what Noem would be talking to the President and First Lady about. He said the state plane – which can only be used for official state business – was NOT used in any of Noem's weekend travel.
2/x
Fury did not respond when asked if Noem believes Biden won in a fair and free election without widespread voter fraud or a rigged election. Noem had not acknowledged Biden’s victory as of last Tuesday, Fury posted on Twitter.
3/x
Noem received an award frm a group whose leaders attended the Stop the Steal rally+whose Twitter account is spreading conspiracy theories about the election. There is no other word for them than conspiracy theories. Fury did not respond when asked if Noem shares these views.
4/x
Unlike other governor's offices, Noem's office does not put out a schedule. So thank you to the Instagram posters and Breitbart for posting about Noem's activities this weekend.
5/x
Noem is in DC today and tmr meeting with the outgoing President and First Lady as healthcare workers in South Dakota are rolling out and receiving the vaccine.
Neighboring MN governor was on site when their first package arrived+spoke w/ the media: startribune.com/covid-19-vacci…
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Today I got the most antisemitic hate email and only threatening email of my career. The man included his name and I found an SPLC profile of him so I alerted RCPD in case he follows through on his threats to me and the Rapid City Journal newsroom. He may be from Michigan. 1/x
It's really disgusting+sad that this man and others actually believe in things so hateful. I feel bad for him that he holds these beliefs in his heart. Other Jewish journalists get offensive+threatening messages. So do journalists who are women, Muslim, people of color, etc. 2/x
To clarify I asked RCPD to assess if he will follow through on his threat in case we need protection. That's my main concern. I think he could be charged with this federal law related to threatening communications: law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18….
3/x
Today "Kelly" emailed to tell me "the only reason you have not seen any evidence of election fraud is because you are deaf, dumb, and blind."
Both an inaccurate and ableist insult!
My response:
My response in text: OK so you have information about planned, widespread fraud that Trump's Department of Justice and the conservative-majority Supreme Court that has three Trump appointees doesn't have? 1/3
One of my family’s dogs died this morning. Sidney was a rescued nearly 11-year-old English Bulldog. He had a wonderful day outside yesterday and experienced a camp fire for his first time.
He went on a walk this morning and our other dog came to kiss him before he had a seizure or stroke before quickly dying in my dad’s arms.
.@GStephanopoulos points out that the Gore recount was about one very close state while Trump is behind in larger margins in multiple states, that even with recounts it won't make a difference. He said he's spoken w/ multiple Republican election leaders who've seen no fraud. 2/x
If there was widespread voter fraud I think election leaders and reporters would have noticed it. That would be a great and important scoop for a reporter. Noem points to machine mistakes, clerical issues, dead people voting ... issues that were caught and corrected. 3/x
SD high school students holding Trump flags posed with a student wearing black face. Some students wrote racist comments on the photos while others condoned the black face and comments.