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Kacey Musgraves Claps Back at Kristi Noem With Dig About Killing Her…

Musgraves hosted Texas Senate candidate James Talarico at her Dallas concert, prompting the dig from the country star after Noem's complaint.

On air: Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 7:17 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The Hollywood Reporter: “Kacey Musgraves Claps Back at Kristi Noem With Dig About Killing Her Dog”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 7:17 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Chip Darnell and Dale Bearman.

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The Hollywood ReporterKacey Musgraves Claps Back at Kristi Noem With Dig About Killing Her Dog

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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorKacey Musgraves hosted U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico at her Dallas concert over the weekend, and The Hollywood Reporter says she then answered Kristi Noem's complaint with a dig about killing her dog.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA country singer and a politician trading insults over a dog. That is a duet nobody asked for, and it will chart.

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