# Kacey Musgraves responds to Kristi Noem

> Kacey Musgraves calls out Kristi Noem's online jab with a sharp reference to her past dog incident.
- Title: Kacey Musgraves responds to Kristi Noem · NME | Shortify
- Summary: Kacey Musgraves calls out Kristi Noem's online jab with a sharp reference to her past dog incident. Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's claim that she…
- Keywords: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, ell a langley, texas, homeland security, puppy shooting, middle of nowhere, music, culture, Kacey, Musgraves, responds
- Source: NME — https://nme.com/news/music/kacey-musgraves-brutally-hits-back-at-kristi-noems-criticism-3973060
- Published: 2026-10-13T15:47:39+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, ell a langley, texas, homeland security, puppy shooting, middle of nowhere, music, culture
## Kacey Musgraves and Kristi Noem
Kacey Musgraves hit back at Kristi Noem after the former Secretary of Homeland Security made a swipe at her online.
## Noem's online jab
Noem compared Kacey Musgraves to Ella Langley and said she would pick Texas' Conservative senate hopeful Ken Paxton over James Talarico.
## Musgraves' response
Musgraves referenced Noem's infamous incident where she shot a 14-month-old puppy claiming it couldn't be trained.

> I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you have shot it
## Key takeaway

Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's claim that she preferred Ella Langley over her by referencing Noem's infamous puppy shooting incident.