South Dakota Governor Defends ‘Unconventional’ Decision to Resist Lockdown

(L-R) Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a meeting about the Governors Initiative on Regulatory Innovation in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Dec. 16, 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on April 23 pushed back against critics and defended her “unconventional” decision to not implement a statewide lockdown amid the the CCP virus pandemic.

Noem said Wednesday that despite South Dakota remaining open, the state has not seen a significant surge in cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—commonly known as novel coronavirus—as suggested by several projections.