One of Donald Trump’s potential running mates is facing criticism for sharing a story in her memoir about how she killed her dog.

Kristi Noem, 52, the governor of South Dakota, wrote in her soon-to-be released memoir that the dog, Cricket, was “untrainable” and “dangerous”.

After deciding she needed to be put down, Ms Noem led the dog to a gravel pit and shot her.

“It was not a pleasant job,” she wrote. “But it had to be done.”

The memoir, titled No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward, is due for release on 7 May, though an excerpt was obtained by The Guardian.

The story was met with condemnation online.

The Democratic National Committee said: “If you want elected officials who don’t brag about brutally killing their pets… vote Democrat.”

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