She prioritized expanding broadband access to rural areas, investing in infrastructure, strengthening South Dakota's agriculture industry. Noam backed the development of South Dakota's cybersecurity industry and created an endowment to support needs based scholarships for college students. Noem earned national attention for her management of the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020, emphasizing personal responsibility over government mandates. That same year she welcomed President Trump to Mount Rushmore to resume its annual display of Fourth of July fireworks. (04:28–04:38)
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Asserts that Kristi Noem's COVID-19 management emphasized personal responsibility over mandates.
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