# Kacey Musgraves vs Kristi Noem Texas Senate Trolling

> Kacey Musgraves retaliates against Kristi Noem's Texas Senate race trolling with a sharp reply.
- Title: Kacey Musgraves vs Kristi Noem Texas Senate Trolling
- Summary: Kacey Musgraves retaliates against Kristi Noem's Texas Senate race trolling with a sharp reply. Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's attempt to drag her into…
- Keywords: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, texas senate, james talarico, ellia langley, donald trump, special envoy, news, politics, Kacey, Musgraves, Kristi
- Source: HuffPost — https://huffpost.com/entry/kacey-musgraves-kristi-noem-talarico-posts_n_6acdc8fee4b0e26c18ce860c
- Published: 2026-10-13T06:25:20+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: kacey musgraves, kristi noem, texas senate, james talarico, ellia langley, donald trump, special envoy, news, politics
## Kacey Musgraves
Country music star Kacey Musgraves had a doggone brutal response after Kristi Noem tried to drag her into the Texas Senate race.

> I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it
## Kristi Noem's Trolling
Noem, the former Department of Homeland Security secretary, took aim at Musgraves after Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico shared photos of himself with the Grammy-winning singer.

> I prefer Ella Langley over Kacey Musgraves any day
## Noem's Dog Shooting
Musgraves referenced Noem's admission in her 2024 memoir that she shot and killed a dog named Cricket, her 14-month-old wire-haired pointer.

> Noem wrote that Cricket had behaved aggressively and was difficult to train as a hunting dog, describing her as 'less than worthless.'
## Key takeaway

Kacey Musgraves mocked Kristi Noem's attempt to drag her into the Texas Senate race by referencing Noem's dog shooting admission.