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Kristi Noem's dog killing used as retort to MAGA's latest Tim Walz attack

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz as her running mate, MAGA Republicans have been relentlessly attacking the Minnesota governor.One of their recent lines of attack involves Walz's dog Scout: some MAGA Republicans have been questioning the dog's identity after seeing an October 2022 photo of Walz petting a different dog — an attack that, according to MSNBC's Jen Psaki, underscores their desperation.The Daily Beast's William Vaillancourt wrote, "Any confusion was quickly eliminated, as Walz — on that same October day — posted an Instagram video with the dog in the picture along with Scout and several others. “Psaki noted the irony in Republicans' failed line of attack, since it's 'coming from the party whose own rising star… Kristi Noem, talked about hating her own family dog so much that she took it to a gravel pit and shot it.'"READ MORE:Harris calls Trump's bluff on debateTrump was considering South Dakota Gov. Noem for his running mate, but he ruled out that possibility after she drew so much criticism for an anecdote in her book in which she describes shooting a dog she owned.Psaki, President Joe Biden's former White House press secretary, commented, "Better luck next time, guys. In the meantime, my advice in these situations would be to take a page from the FDR playbook."Psaki was referring to Republicans of the early 1940s who mocked President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's dog Fala.Psaki argued, "I think there's actually an important lesson here. FDR was right: If you resort to attacking a candidate's dog, you're probably losing, and you deserve all of the ridicule coming your way."READ MORE: The absurdity of calling Kamala Harris a commieRead the Daily Beast's full report at this link (subscription required).