Governor Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a party fundraiser in Rapid City Friday night that doubled as an opportunity for Noem to showcase herself as a potential vice presidential pick. As his rivals held town halls and meet-and-greets in early voting states, Trump headlined the South Dakota Republican Party’s “Monumental Leaders Rally” in Rapid City, where Noem, once considered a potential 2024 candidate in her own right, instead threw her support behind the former president. “I will do everything I can to help him win and save this country,” Noem said as she formally offered her endorsement before Trump took the stage.