Within two weeks, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem went from a potential GOP vice presidential nominee to a pariah among right-wing media. 

First, it was reported that her autobiography proudly tells of the time she shot and killed her 14-month-old dog Cricket, and then that there was no record of her alleged meeting with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, also recounted in the book -- until it was removed after several painfully awkward interviews on the topic. 

The typical response for a self-immolating conservative is a tour of friendly right-wing media outlets. But for Noem, even this is going poorly, with various on-air clashes and missed off-ramps, even though the most obsequious of hosts tried to walk her through the storm. Her book tour, now canceled, devolved into a circus of disastrous appearances in both mainstream and right-wing media.

Noem’s multifront collapse has right-wing media voices speculating about whether she “might be done” not just as a vice presidential contender, but potentially as a politician. 

“The whole thing reeks of desperation,” said The Five co-host Jeanine Pirro, while others complained that Noem’s “delusional” and “scary” self-sabotage not only harms her but, perhaps worst of all, embarrasses Trump by association.

“I’ve always been an advocate of a woman as a VP,” claimed War Room host Steve Bannon on April 29. 

Appearing on Donald Trump Jr.'s Triggered podcast, Bannon began laughing as he explained that Noem was “maybe a little too based” for the job after “shooting the puppy in the gravel.” 

“That was not ideal,” Trump Jr. said between laughing fits, an understatement of the backlash to come.

By the time of the May 6 edition of The Ben Shapiro Show, “it appears that Kristi Noem might be done,” said the eponymous host, “so that’s good.” 

The Facts guest rapper added that “we need fewer clowns on the right.” 

“Kristi Noem, who was at one point considered a vice presidential candidate,” Shapiro said, “it turns out that she spent the last two weeks claiming that it was good to shoot a puppy, a 14-month-old dog,” incredulously repeating her argument that “it was good to shoot the dog.” 

“And also claiming that she met Kim Jong Un. So she had an awkward weekend,” he said, noting Noem’s remarkable suggestion that President Joe Biden should shoot his dog Commander. “It’s a unique approach to American electoral success, shooting dogs.”

“Proud Islamophobe” and Trump ally Laura Loomer, known for years of extremism and embarrassments, lectured Noem that she “should really have better judgment than to brag about killing her own dog,” calling it “downright sociopathic.” 

Loomer added that Noem, as a Trump-endorsed governor in a presidential election year, “doesn’t seem to understand that her words and her actions have implications for those who are associated with her, including President Trump.”

“It’s safe to say that [Kristi] is likely off the VP shortlist,” she concluded, “if she was even ever on it to begin with.”  

“I think the whole thing reeks of desperation,” said The Five co-host Jeanine Pirro. Pirro, an extreme Trump sycophant, said Noem “desperately wants to be vice president and ultimately president” and wanted to project toughness, “like a man. How can I be tough like a man? I can kill a puppy.” 

“What she’s done is she’s sabotaged herself,” Pirro said, noting that Noem even “managed to unite the right and the left” in shaming her. “America, if nothing else, we are dog lovers. And don’t tell me you shot a pup because it wasn’t used to hunting.”

Pirro’s anger at Noem reappeared several days later, when the host further denounced her claim that she met with Kim Jong Un. 

“She never met with Kim Jong Un,” Pirro said, laughing at Noem’s apparent lie. “I think the woman’s delusional. I mean, it’s just scary.” 

Noem was scheduled to appear on the May 7 edition of Fox’s Gutfeld!, however, when she canceled due to alleged bad weather, host Greg Gutfeld rededicated a significant part of the episode to criticizing and making fun of the governor.

Fox’s Kat Timpf took a shot at Noem’s apparent cowardice. The commentator said that if her reason for sharing the dog story was to “show that she’s a leader and she can stand up and handle problems … then why did you run from this show?” 

“In order to be a leader, you also need to be able to solve the kind of problems that you can’t shoot,” Timpf said. “There are so few problems in the world where the solution is just a cold-blooded assassination.”

Despite Noem’s cancellation, Gutfeld went ahead with the “interview” anyway, with his Fox colleague Dana Parino standing in for Noem. The host began, “Did you write the book yourself?”

“That’s a great question for someone who wrote the book, and I don’t think I will dignify your question with a response,” Perino answered, a likely reference to Noem’s cringeworthy evasiveness on the redacted Kim Jong Un claims. “Another one of my dogs, his name was Ghost Writer,” Perino later added. “And I killed him this morning.”

Gutfeld then asked if it bothered her “that these stories about the dog and North Korea” are drawing attention away from her full story. 

“You know what really bothers me,” Perino replied, “is that apparently I’m being overshadowed by the governor of the lesser Dakota, Doug Burgum.”

“And apparently I’m off the list for VP.”

Trumpworld is full of unlikely political survivals and comebacks. But the gleeful, almost Trumpian manner in which right-wing media are mocking and attacking one of their own suggests that Noem may be in the doghouse for good.