Wednesday on FNC's "Fox & Friends," South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) touted new research showing only 463 people tested positive for COVID-19 after attending the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August 2020. Reports initially claimed there were 266,796 cases, and Noem received backlash for not doing more to stop the spread of the virus. | Clips
South Dakota governor expecting many tourists this summer
May 3, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, fireworks light the sky over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, May 30, 2021, in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore National Monument on Independence Day. The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display after a decade long hiatus.Alex Brandon/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, May 30, 2021, in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore National Monument on Independence Day. The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display
Gov. Kristi Noem on recruitment effort for tourism workers: In South Dakota, we love people
The Republican governor, criticized last month for harsh words directed toward immigrants, spoke aside the tourism-dependent state s tourism secretary on Monday, May 3 at Mount Rushmore, welcoming would-be seasonal labor to the state. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks on Monday, May 3, 2021, underneath a backdrop of Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills, announcing a new recruitment measure to bring seasonal labor to the state for the upcoming tourism year. (Screenshot)
PIERRE, S.D. Some weeks after telling refugees to call me when you re an American, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sang a different tune about welcoming people to the Rushmore State at least if they re coming to spend money on souvenirs and hotel rooms or work in the state s tourism industry.