Exclusive ? Gov. Kristi Noem: Critical Race Theory ?All About Power'

We watched government step up and take over and take control over people’s lives and people gave up their freedoms, so this is really going to be a time for tough leaders, leaders that know their constitutional jobs and authorities and stand by them and make tough decisions that are good for our country.”A key part of Noem’s national message is that she never locked down South Dakota during even the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, something she proudly professes everywhere she goes now.“I think we had all the same information that every other governor did,” Noem said about the decision to always keep her state open. Asked during her interview with Breitbart News is she was referring to any governor in particular in that CPAC speech, she said she was not talking about anyone specifically but did compare efforts to rewrite lockdown history to efforts to rewrite U.S. history being seen in the critical race theory fight.“No I just think it’s a time for truth,” Noem said. The last time Noem did an exclusive interview with Breitbart News was down in south Georgia in the lead-up to the U.S. Senate runoffs there, and while the GOP senators lost and Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate, she wants to make sure, as always, she leaves it all on the field in every campaign.“I certainly will if it’s helpful,” Noem said. We’re excited about the future and South Dakota is thriving and the people are too and it’s because we followed through on conservative principles and policies and it’s working.”Noem also said thousands of people are moving to South Dakota from places like California, New York, and other failing Democrat-run states and cities around the country in an effort to seek out freedom. She is not concerned, though, that they might be bringing leftist politics with them to South Dakota because, she said, the people moving there are disaffected conservatives from blue cities and states seeking out better opportunities in her ruby red state.“They don’t come to South Dakota for our weather,” Noem said.