Kristi Noem compares Trump to her 3-year-old granddaughter: ‘He’s full of surprises too’ [Video]

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem paid an odd compliment to former President Donald Trump in her much-talked-about memoir.

“In some funny ways, I see similarities between Trump and my granddaughter, Miss Addie (that’s what I call her),” Noem wrote in “No Going Back: The Truth on What’s Wrong with Politics and How We Move America Forward” which went on sale on Tuesday.

Noem, who Trump once confirmed was on his vice presidential shortlist, has seen her political standing crater ahead of the book’s release after one of the sections devoted to her explanation of why she killed a roughly 14-month-old wirehair pointer named Cricket.

The South Dakota Republican has stood by her decision decades ago to kill the dog and has argued that the moment in her life illustrates how she does not shy away from difficult choices. Noem has also been forced to correct the book after it came to light that it included a claim that she …