South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) clashed with CBS host Margaret Brennan over the controversy surrounding the governor’s new book, “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward.”
During an interview on Sunday, Brennan confronted Noem about passages in the book claiming she had met North Korean leader Jim Jong Un.
“I’m wondering who is it that you confused Kim Jong Un with,” Brennan said.
“My time in serving and making policies in this country has been extensive and covered decades,” Noem insisted.
“Right,” Brennan noted. “But you never went to North Korea.”
“In this book, I talk about the fact that yes, I have,” Noem replied.
“You went in there, so you went to North Korea?” the CBS host asked.
“There are details in this book that talk about going to the DMZ and specifics that I’m willing to share,” Noem remarked. “There’s some specifics I’m not willing to share with you.”
“And this anecdote [about meeting Kim] is something that when it was brought to my attention, we made some changes, and when the book’s released, we’ll do all that we can to see that that that is reflected.”
Brennan observed that South Korea was a U.S. ally while North Korea was a nuclear-armed opponent.
“So that’s a pretty big thing to confuse,” she pointed out.
“I know you read this book before it was published because you released a video of your recording of the audiobook,” Brennan continued. “You didn’t catch these errors when you were recording it?”
“Margaret, as soon as it was brought to my attention, I took action to make sure that it was reflected,” Noem asserted.
