Kristi Noem unveils life-sized bronze statue with horse

newsAug 8, 2026352,181

Kristi Noem received a life-size bronze statue depicting her in a cowboy hat standing beside a horse, unveiled to honor her governorship, a ceremony CSPAN posted about. Noem was ousted earlier this year as Homeland Security secretary amid fallout from violent federal immigration enforcement and a scandal involving her husband Bryon Noem, who did not attend the unveiling. Observers and commentators used the statue unveiling to recall controversies including Noem shooting her dog Cricket and a rumored affair with DHS adviser Corey Lewandowski. Journalist William Coffin joked "Bryon's statue unveiling was less well attended" and shared an AI-generated image; the account Prison Mitch posted an AI image of a statue showing Noem pointing a gun at a dog. Historian Brooks D. Simpson wrote, "They forgot the dead dog at her feet," David Freedlander quipped about the horse as a "second figure," and filmmaker Cam Miller asked, "But...why?"

Hoodlum 🇺🇸

@nothoodlum.bsky.social

Bryon Noem reportedly crashed the unveiling of the life-sized bronze statue of Kristi Noem and her horse, Iceman, in Pierre, South Dakota.

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True Blue162

They’ve since made a few tweaks to the final product.

MadGreek 🧿55

Place your bets? How long before this statue gets vandalized. Not giving anyone idea, but if I lived there I would deposit my dog's poop there... just an idea.

Dave Mittner 🇺🇸50

People should leave red-painted stuffed animal dogs at the foot of it.

Jay41

Narcissistic freaks building statues of themselves

Epstein40

Who the hell paid for this statue of a dog killer?

TRG30

Is that Lewandowski’s head between her legs??? Or the horses ass ??

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ga36542.bsky.social2

Pierre S. Dakota is full of disgusting racist fascists! How can you worship a woman who worked for a pedophile, shot her own dog, put thousands into concentration camps???

Regina Schrambling 2

Real America is very weird.

Christopher Webb

@cwebbonline.com

A life-size statue honoring Kristi Noem was unveiled in Pierre, South Dakota. Her record as governor is a disaster. 🧵

47844d ago

Christopher Webb238

📌 After record-breaking flooding hit South Dakota, Noem left her own constituents without National Guard assistance. Meanwhile, she sent the Guard 1,200 miles away to the Texas-Mexico border five times, all on taxpayers’ dime. 2/3

Katie Porter’s White Board41

They must have needed a new public urinal and felt that was the best use of their money to curb unlawful urination.

Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷27

This should be her statue

Dawn26

I hope someone topples it

Jill Marie18

I can’t wait to see what some creative vandals will do to it.

Rainwalker10

This is your reminder that South Dakota tribes banned her ass from Indian Land in South Dakota. There were large swaths of the state she couldn’t set foot on. She might not be able to still.

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altNOAA 🇺🇸62

Someone is going to make a bronze puppy with its head shattered and donate it to the exhibit, right?

hammancheez9

Putting her next to a horses ass for comparison

Hansine Ilse of the North Shore4

With her “family” 12 people … clapping… there will be vandalism ensuing… 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️

852dude3

Why do they all need statues and busts commissioned of themselves? Do they actually want people remembering them? Wild. Id probably let history forget ne.

Auntie Po'kchop3

These cultists now worship craven idols of their leaders. Pretty sure this was a point of contention in Abrahamic history at one point. Something about a petty, jealous God hating all the other petty, jealous Gods so much he forbade worship of them? Er, something like that.

Curious Citizen 🦋2

The most self-centered and devoid people in the world run this country.

daviss

@daviss.org

Kristi Noem and her lover are no longer in the Minneapolis area. How do i know this? Because shes attending a ceremony today in South Dakota where they are dedicating a full size statue of her standing next to a horse.

3845d ago

Fancy Pants 🎩1

You know, I think I am going to stick with my "These people are all weird" stance.

Jeffrey Winfield 💙 🌈 🫂 🫘 🏳️‍🌈

@maverickhammed.bsky.social

My group has created a more accurate picture of Kristi Noem in South Dakota...

2444d ago

Stephen Moran.

@moranstephen1000.bsky.social

Former failed dog killer fascist Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attended bronze statue unveiling that "honoured" her and her ahem husband

2345d ago

Moments to Remember | News

@moments2remember.link

Corey Lewandowski reportedly wants back into Trump’s inner circle—and may have found the perfect offering: recruit Kristi Noem to destroy Senate GOP leader John Thune in a brutal South Dakota primary. #CoreyLewandowski #KristiNoem #JohnThune

1844d ago

Bumbles Bounce

@bumblsbounce.bsky.social

Well, I think it's nice of Kristi Noem to make a public service announcement warning everyone that using too much Botox will turn you into a statue.

3145d ago

TheValuesVoter

@thevaluesvoter.bsky.social

Imagine being Bill Cassidy, Thom Tillis and John Cornyn. Getting ready to leave the Senate and face your post-Congressional life with nothing else except for your legacy. And you spent your last term in office confirming Pete Hegseth, RFK Jr, Todd Blanche, Tulsi Gabbert and Kristi Noem.

2144d ago

Call me Nash1

They have: 1) Desires for themselves or their family to feed at the DC lobby trough, and unbending the knee at this point threatens that future. (and/or) 2) Significant dirt they do not want released, which will happen if they fall out of line. These are more important to them than integrity. Sad.

Tim1

Every Dem candidate, for Senate or House, should run an ad saying that they will vote to impeach the pedophile-protecting AG Blanche, while his GOP opponent will support rich pedophiles and their protectors like Blanche.

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Dave Long4

But, the money they’ll make lobbying will matter more than their feeble legacies.

Have To Earn My Vote2

Still better than the lack of self-awareness & lack of sense of responsibility from DSA as they blame the Democrats for all their dumbfuckery.🤷‍♂️

Jolene From Canada 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@jo-lene.bsky.social

Would have made more sense to put up a statue of her puppy. Noem really is a horrible being.

1844d ago

Brian O'Halloran

@sjcchevy.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/djro... Great read. He's the " Kristi Noem, of Tulsi Gabbards, of Pam Bondis"

1645d ago

Diane

@dianesf.bsky.social

WHY THE FUCK IS THERE A LIFE SIZED BRONZE STATUE OF KRISTI NOEM AND HER HORSE? WHO THE HELL PAID FOR THAT? WHO THE HELL WANTED THAT? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE?

1345d ago

The Sound of Rain ❌👑1

Apparently it's part of a SD governor's walk thing, and all the governors have statues like that. I will think it's a waste of money, but it's less of a frivolous vanity project than the reports make it seem.