Kristi Noem trolled online as she attends unveiling of a bronze statue of herself
Kristi Noem trolled online as she attends unveiling of a bronze statue of herself
Connor McCroryMon, August 10, 2026 at 5:39 AM UTC
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Kristi Noem was mocked online after unveiling a bronze statue -Credit:AP
Former South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem was ruthlessly trolled online as she attended an unveiling of a bronze state of herself after her career collapse.
Noem returned to South Dakota on for the unveiling of a bronze statue honoring her six years in office. The statue depicts the 54-year-old on horseback in a cowboy hat. Photos from the event showed Noem with relatives, while her husband, Bryon Noem, was not seen at the ceremony.
This comes as Kristi is preparing to divorce her husband after he was allegedly caught participating in the online "bimbofication" scene and pictured cross-dressing, her mother has confirmed.
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Outside of jabs at the scandal, commenters ridiculed the size of the gathering and the statue itself. "Whole crowd of 20 people, family and 5 friends.," one wrote.
Another posted, "New public bathroom just dropped," while a separate commenter said, "My dog has a new place to pee now."
Kristi Noem was previously married to Bryon Noem -Credit:Kristi Noem.Facebook
A similar comment read, “Does anyone have the coordinates? I want to take my dogs for a special potty break.” Another asked, “New urinal for my western road trip. Can someone please give me the GPS coordinates?”
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The dog references pointed back to Noem’s disclosure in her memoir, No Going Back, that she shot and killed her 14-month-old wirehaired pointer after the dog attacked chickens. The episode became a major political controversy.
One X user also circulated an edited version of the statue showing Noem appearing to shoot an animal depicted as a dog. The caption read, “Fixed it.”
The comments also referenced reports earlier this year about Bryon’s online activity and the state of the couple’s marriage. In July, Kristi Noem’s mother said the two were planning to divorce and that Bryon had moved out, though no public divorce filing had been reported in the material provided.
Noem left the South Dakota governor’s office in 2025 -Credit:CSPAN
The unveiling comes after a steep reversal in Noem’s political fortunes.
She left the South Dakota governor’s office in 2025 and later lost her job leading the Department of Homeland Security in March. Her tenure at DHS had drawn scrutiny over a $220 million advertising campaign featuring her and over the department’s aggressive immigration enforcement.
Noem has since been given a role as special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, described in the provided material as a multinational security framework created by President Donald Trump.
Days before the statue event, Noem was seen in Wayzata, Minnesota, with former aide Corey Lewandowski, who has been described in reports as her rumored romantic partner.
Lewandowski is married and has four children.
The online reaction was not uniformly hostile. One commenter simply wrote, "Kristi."
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
