{"id":2026493,"date":"2023-09-08T23:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T03:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T23:12:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T03:12:27","slug":"south-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"SD Gov. Noem backs Trump: &#8216;The fighter our nation needs&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsouth-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026493&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>RAPID CITY,\u2064 S.D.\u2014Gov. Kristi Noem\u200c Endorses Former \u200cPresident \u200dDonald Trump&#8217;s \u200dRe-Election Bid<\/h2>\n<p>On September 8, in front\u2062 of a \u2062crowd of thousands at a GOP \u2063rally in \u2064Rapid City, \u200bGov. Kristi Noem officially endorsed former President Donald Trump for re-election. She passionately declared,\u200b &#8220;He is the leader, the fighter that\u200c our country needs. He has\u200d my\u2063 full and complete\u2062 endorsement for president\u2063 of\u2063 the United States. I will do\u200b everything \u200bI can to help him\u2063 win and save this country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gov-noem-hints-at-trump-endorsement-says-he-will-defeat-other-gop-hopefuls-5454672\">Gov. Noem Hints at\u200c Trump Endorsement, Says He Will Defeat Other GOP Hopefuls<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/9\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/gov-jim-justice-endorses-trump-for-2024-post-5419795\">Gov. Jim Justice Endorses\u2064 Trump for\u200c 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/25\/2023<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following \u200dher endorsement, Gov. Noem introduced President Trump as the rally \u200cheadliner.\u200d He expressed his gratitude, calling\u2064 her &#8220;a warrior for American values.&#8221; \u2063President\u200b Trump acknowledged that while\u200c he\u200c receives many endorsements, some meaningless,\u2063 Gov. Noem&#8217;s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-gov-noem-endorses-trump-the-fighter-that-our-country-needs\/\" title=\"SD Gov. Noem backs Trump: 'The fighter our nation needs'\">endorsement holds significant weight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation\u200c has been swirling that \u200dGov.\u2064 Noem may \u2062become President Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-email-reportedly-names-kamala-harris-others-as-key-contacts-for-joint-venture-with-china-energy-co\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Email Reportedly Names Kamala Harris, Others as Key Contacts for 'Joint Venture' With China Energy Co.\">vice-presidential running mate<\/a>, fueled by her planned \u2062endorsement. However, during a recent interview with Newsmax, she stated that it was too early to have such discussions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump \u2064supporter Jeb Bordewyk, who was eagerly waiting outside The Monument ice arena, believes that\u2062 Gov. Noem is likely to\u200c announce her \u200cendorsement of the former president. He \u2062confidently stated, &#8220;I don&#8217;t see her going any other\u200d direction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Noem&#8217;s endorsement\u2063 of President\u2064 Trump makes her \u2062only\u2063 the fourth Republican governor to do \u200cso \u200dduring the \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-has-never-talked-about-2024-campaign-plans-with-biden\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris Has 'Never Talked About' 2024 Campaign Plans with Biden\">2024 presidential campaign<\/a>. Out \u200dof 26 Republican governors, \u2064only three have \u200dpublicly thrown\u2064 their support\u200b behind the former president: Alaska\u2019s Mike Dunleavy,\u2063 South Carolina\u2019s Henry McMaster, and West \u200dVirginia\u2019s Jim Justice.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Gov. Noem&#8217;s endorsement contrasts with \u200dthe stance of South Dakota&#8217;s \u200btwo U.S. Senators. Sens. John \u200bThune and Mike Rounds have both announced their support \u200cfor \u2063Sen.\u200d Tim Scott of South Carolina, one of President\u200c Trump&#8217;s distant Republican rivals.<\/p>\n<p>According\u2064 to the RealClear Politics average, President Trump\u2064 maintains a \u200bcommanding lead\u200d in opinion \u2063polls,\u200b drawing almost\u2063 53 percent support. His closest \u200drivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek \u200bRamaswamy, \u200btrail far behind with 14 percent and 6.6 percent support, respectively. All \u200cother GOP presidential hopefuls, including\u2062 Sen. Scott, are polling \u2063at\u2063 less than 5 percent.<\/p>\n<p>This rally marks President\u2063 Trump&#8217;s first full\u2063 public speech in several weeks.\u200b Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jana-duggar-speaks-out-on-facing-child-endangerment-charge-upset-at-myself-that-it-happened\/\" title=\"Jana Duggar Speaks Out On Facing Child Endangerment Charge: \u2018Upset At Myself That It Happened\u2019\">facing legal troubles<\/a>, including\u2062 a fourth \u200dcriminal\u200c indictment, he remains \u200cundeterred in his pursuit of becoming the \u2063Republican presidential \u200dnominee for the\u200c third time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the RealClear Politics average,<\/a> \u2064President Trump\u2064 is \u200bdrawing almost 53 percent \u200dsupport,\u200d far outdistancing his nearest \u2064rivals, Florida \u2062Gov. \u200cRon DeSantis (14 percent) and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy (6.6 percent).\n<\/div>\n<p>The &#8220;Monumental Leaders&#8221; rally, benefiting the South Dakota GOP, also marks \u200cPresident Trump&#8217;s first appearance in the\u2064 state since his memorable speech at \u2063nearby Mount \u2064Rushmore on July 3, 2020.\u2064 This\u200d pre-Independence \u200cDay \u2063celebration, complete with fireworks, garnered significant \u2064attention.<\/p>\n<p>South Dakota often\u2062 goes overlooked by \u200bpoliticians due to its small number\u2064 of electoral votes and late primary election, set for June 4, 2024. However, Gov. Noem admires President \u2063Trump for his atypical approach to politics. She \u200bstated, &#8220;We&#8217;ve \u200cinvited\u200d many\u200d other people to come to our state and talk to\u2063 us, and they \u200bkeep saying how insignificant\u2064 South\u200d Dakota is;\u200c it&#8217;s\u2063 not important to be in South Dakota\u200b right now. And what I love about President\u2062 Trump \u2064is that he said, &#8216;I will be there.&#8217; He doesn&#8217;t ever overlook\u200c the little people. He doesn&#8217;t say states like\u2062 South Dakota aren&#8217;t important. \u200bHe knows every single person in this country\u2064 is important. And that&#8217;s \u2062why people support him.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>everything in my power to ensure his victory in the upcoming election,&#8221; Noem added, emphasizing Trump&#8217;s leadership and determination. 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