The disastrous press tour executed by Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) ostensibly to promote her new memoir — but as everyone knows, it really acts as the South Dakota governor’s audition to become former President Donald Trump‘s running mate — can only be described as suicidal. And that might be intentional.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has reportedly been considering Noem for his vice presidential pick, alongside a short list that includes Sens. Tim Scott (R-SC) and J.D. Vance (R-OH), Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), and Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND). That is until Noem decided to dish gleefully on executing her “less than worthless” 14-month-old puppy Cricket in her memoir and then proceeded to stand firm on killing her canine on national television.