Experts dismiss Kristi Noem’s ‘dubious’ claim to have met Kim Jong-un

While Kristi Noem’s controversial story about killing her dog in her book proved to be true, many are finding it hard to believe that she met the reclusive North Korean leader. Composite: CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images, KCNA via AP

The South Dakota governor, Republican vice-presidential hopeful and self-confessed dog-killer Kristi Noem’s bizarre claim in a new book to have met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been dismissed by experts as “dubious” and not “conceivable”.

The Dakota Scout first reported Noem’s claim, which is in her forthcoming book, No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward.