{"id":2291280,"date":"2024-07-09T15:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noems-social-media-accounts-appear-to-be-deleted-without-explanation-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-09T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T19:20:14","slug":"kristi-noems-social-media-accounts-appear-to-be-deleted-without-explanation-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kristi-noems-social-media-accounts-appear-to-be-deleted-without-explanation-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristi Noem\u2019s social media accounts appear to be deleted without explanation &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fkristi-noems-social-media-accounts-appear-to-be-deleted-without-explanation-washington-examiner%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=2291280&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--><p>On July 9, 2024, it was reported \u2064that the government\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sickening-video-shows-antifa-allegedly-stab-4-trump-supporters-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"Sickening Video Shows Antifa Allegedly Stab 4 Trump Supporters in Washington DC\">social media accounts<\/a> for Governor Kristi Noem\u200c of South Dakota were deleted without any explanation.\u2064 While her\u200d personal accounts remain active, the official \u200dFacebook and TikTok pages for the governor&#8217;s office were no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hat-store-apologizes-for-yellow-not-vaccinated-star-of-david-patches\/\" title=\"Hat Store Apologizes For Yellow \u2018Not Vaccinated\u2019 Star Of David Patches\">longer active<\/a>. New accounts were created, \u2063but they\u2064 have far fewer followers. Noem&#8217;s spokesperson did not provide a reason for the deletion \u2064of the accounts. The governor\u2064 has faced other\u2062 controversies recently, including being \u200bsued for violating consumer protection \u2062laws in\u2064 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-mayor-says-850-people-are-still-missing-after-fires\/\" title=\"850 people remain missing after fires, according to Maui County Mayor.\">social \u200dmedia video<\/a> and receiving criticism for a\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zawahiri-hints-at-return-of-al-qaeda-in-afghanistan\/\" title=\"Zawahiri Hints at Return of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan\">video praising<\/a> her dentist.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kristi Noem\u2019s social media accounts appear to be deleted without explanation<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/arosciglione\/\">Annabella Rosciglione<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-09T14:27:55-04:00\">July 9, 2024 2:27 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1642446\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"social media\">social media<\/a> accounts for Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kristi Noem<\/a> (R-SD) appear to have been deleted without an explanation.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-dakota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>South Dakota<\/a> governor\u2019s official Facebook and X accounts were no longer active, but the YouTube page remained active. Noem\u2019s personal Facebook, X, and Instagram accounts remain active.<\/p>\n<p>New accounts for the governor\u2019s 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\u2019s account had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor official updates from the Governor\u2019s Office, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-advice-to-ban-terms-like-christmas-time-to-be-inclusive-withdrawn-after-backlash\/\" title=\"EU Advice to Ban Terms Like \u2018Christmas Time\u2019 to Be Inclusive Withdrawn After Backlash\">including press releases<\/a>, follow @GovNoemOffice on X,\u201d Noem\u2019s spokesman Ian Fury told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siouxfallslive.com\/news\/south-dakota\/noem-deletes-popular-state-affiliated-x-facebook-accounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><em>Sioux Falls Live<\/em><\/a>  without providing an explanation for deleting the accounts.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/2982858\/trumps-vp-contenders-palm-beach-donor-retreat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>onetime vice presidential contender<\/a> for former President Donald Trump has taken a series of hits in recent months. <\/p>\n<p>She is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/2920993\/south-dakota-governor-sued-misleading-social-media-video-praising-texas-dentist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>being sued<\/a> 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\u00a0gave her \u201ca smile that I can be proud of and confident in.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love my new family at Smile Texas! The video says it all, and I am so grateful for their help fixing my smile for me. \ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\ude4c\ud83c\udffc\ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z2kTmiY8td\">pic.twitter.com\/z2kTmiY8td<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kristi Noem (@KristiNoem) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KristiNoem\/status\/1767392635944059202?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/2993064\/kristi-noem-insists-she-loves-dogs-killing-story-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> refused to bow to the criticism<\/a>, saying, \u201cI love dogs,\u201d and that the dog showed aggressive behavior.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Noem has also been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3015051\/kristi-noem-banned-from-all-south-dakota-tribal-nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>banned from all<\/a> nine tribal nations in South Dakota after repeatedly saying that the state\u2019s tribal nations have ties to the drug cartel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI only want to speak truth to the real challenges that are being faced in some areas of Indian Country,\u201d Noem said in a statement to the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>without directly referencing the ban. \u201cWe cannot tackle these issues without addressing the problem: dangerous criminals who perpetuate violence and illegal activities in all areas of our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1642446\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1642446\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The official social media accounts for Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota have been deleted without explanation. While her personal accounts remain active, the government accounts on Facebook and X are no longer active. A new X account for the governor&#8217;s office has been created, but it has significantly fewer followers than the previous account. Noem has faced criticism for various issues, including a lawsuit for a social media video and controversy over a passage in her book about shooting her puppy. She has also been banned from all nine tribal nations in South Dakota for comments about ties to drug cartels<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2291281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kristi-noem-1024x596.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34392,14423,32359,32364,32076],"class_list":["post-2291280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-deleted-accounts","tag-disappearance","tag-kristi-noem","tag-social-media","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kristi-noem-1024x596.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2291280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2291280\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2291281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2291280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2291280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2291280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}