When Governor Noem's administration announced last Monday Noem recovering from back surgery, there was much chatter on Twitter about whether she'd show up for gig as keynote speaker for the Maryland Republican Party "Red, White and Blue" dinner on Thursday, September 22.
Bluestem emailed the communications contact about whether Noem would still appear in person, speak via livestream or video, or just cancel out right. We never received a response.
Dakota Free Press was on it, however:
Gov. Noem will NOT appear at Maryland campaign event on Sept. 22. Her back surgery has precluded her from being there.https://t.co/7ZI2CMfSVi
— South Dakota Standard (@DakotaStandard) September 14, 2022
While she's following her doctor's orders and not traveling to Maryland, Annie Todd's article in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Gov. Kristi Noem will stay in South Dakota instead of traveling to Maryland GOP event, answers our question more thoroughly:
Gov. Kristi Noem is no longer the featured speaker at a Maryland Republican Party event scheduled for Thursday.
Noem was slated to speak during the "Red, White and Blue" dinner at the Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, according to Herald Mail Media. Now, KellyAnne Conway, the former senior counselor to former President Donald Trump, will speak at the annual dinner for Maryland GOP members. . . .
The governor recently underwent surgery for a back injury. Because of that, she will not travel to Maryland for the event and is instead sending her regards through video message, her communication director Ian Fury said. She was also slated to appear at a few other events on the east coast, but will be unable to go. . . .
We can only wonder whether she'll spend time recording for those audiences--and for those of us in South Dakota.
Photo: Governor Kristi Noem on her horse. We hope she recovers fully from her back surgery. Back injuries are very painful.
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