>> And I'm Don Jorgensen after several controversial appearances, Governor Kristi Noem has abruptly ended her book tour. Now that her book No going back has been released. There are even more questions about the content tonight. Keloland's Tom Hanson fact checks her statements. >> As with any book to work, Governor Noem did a lot of talking over the past few days. Has she drums up publicity for her book and vies for a spot Donald Trump's presidential running some of those comments caught our for instance, on several shows, no repeatedly touted her experience. I think you need to remember, Margaret and everybody needs to remember that. I've worked on. >> Ag policy in federal policy for over 30 years. My time and serving and making policies in this country has been extensive uncovered decades. You know, I've traveled for years. I've been involved in policy for almost 30 years. If is 52 years old. That means she was 22 when she was in her words shaping policy. She told Foxnews Gnomes political career began 17 years ago when she was elected as a state lawmaker in Pierre. she hit the national stage 13 years about what you want a seat in Congress. We're going to continue to talk about that and work real hard to cover the state to make sure that people know who I am and why I'm running another questionable claim. told interviewers that South Dakota's reservations are a hot bed of activity for the drug cartels. But we have the cartels set up in South Dakota and they are saying are set up in South Dakota hear that because I've seen pictures of them are. >> Our investigators have interacted with them. Tribal president strongly deny this allegation. One tribal leader called it fear based politics. Both of the South Dakota, U.S. attorney's office and the South Dakota attorney general's office failed to confirm the cartels are active in South Dakota. In a story about meeting North Korean dictator Kim Jong Hoon. That was deleted from the book after doubts about its validity also claimed to be a children's pastor. I remember when I met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. >> I'm sure he underestimated me having no clue about my experience, staring down little tyrants and then a children's pastor. After all. >> In the vast majority of instances, a pastor, a someone who is ordained or who has gone to a divinity or Bible However, a person who attended the same church is tells us she was very active in the children's program and did take a leadership role along with her sister items. Also in her book, Noem said impeached South Dakota Attorney General Jason Rounds. Berg. was reading an article on his phone when he hit and killed Joe Beaver with his car near Highmore in 2020. But the investigation came up with a different conclusion. All evidence indicates to us that the attorney general was not on his phone at the time of the accident. The book tour appears to be over more quickly than originally planned. A scheduled appearance on CNN was in their words abruptly canceled last night. A new FOX also reports numbers canceled an appearance on that network talking about a book that has Tom KELOLAND news. >> According to FOX and other media know staff blamed the weather for those last-minute cancellations. This morning she posted on X about snow and thunderstorms in South Dakota saying she's monitoring the situation and will be ready to respond. But the graphic in radar, we're already more than 24 hours old when posted
