# Kacey Musgraves' Dog Joke Targets Kristi Noem

> Kacey Musgraves quips about Kristi Noem's Texas choice with a dog reference.
- Title: Kacey Musgraves' Dog Joke Targets Kristi Noem · Stereogum
- Summary: Kacey Musgraves quips about Kristi Noem's Texas choice with a dog reference. Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's social media comment about Texas by…
- Keywords: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, james talarico, ell a langley, ken pacxton, texas, social media, dog joke, music, culture, Kacey, Musgraves'
- Source: Stereogum — https://stereogum.com/2514405/kacey-musgraves-had-a-perfect-response-to-kristi-noems-diss/news
- Published: 2026-10-13T14:28:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, james talarico, ell a langley, ken pacxton, texas, social media, dog joke, music, culture
## Kacey Musgraves supports James Talarico
Kacey Musgraves welcomed James Talarico to her Dallas tour stop on Saturday.
## Kristi Noem compares Texas choices
Kristi Noem said she'd take Ella Langley over Kacey Musgraves for Texas.

> I'll take @ellalangleymsic over Kacey Musgraves any day
## Kacey Musgraves responds to Noem
Kacey Musgraves quoted a reference to Kristi Noem's dog-killing story.

> I don't think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it
## Ella Langley steps back from debate
Ella Langley used X's 'leave this conversation' feature to untag herself from the discussion.
## Key takeaway

Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's social media comment about Texas by referencing Noem's infamous dog-killing story.