South Dakota’s version of Billy Mays, Republican Governor and mercenary business endorser Kristi Noem was banned from the lands of a third tribal nation in the state, the Bismark Tribune reports, raising to ten percent the amount of the state’s land its governor cannot enter.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe voted to “banish” Noem from its reservation for unsubstantiated accusations Noem made linking unnamed leaders of unnamed tribes are cooperating with Mexican drug cartels to sell drugs on tribal lands. The Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes previously banned Noem from their reservations.
“Governor Kristi Noem’s wild and irresponsible attempt to connect tribal leaders and parents with Mexican drug cartels is a sad reflection of her fear-based politics that do nothing to bring people together to solve problems,” Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire said in a statement. “Rather than make uninformed and unsubstantiated claims, Noem should work with tribal leaders to increase funding and resources for tribal law enforcement and education.”