Gov. Noem of South Dakota believes Trump's selection of a female VP could aid him in securing victory.

• Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota, a former VP pick contender, advised Donald Trump to choose a female running mate for the presidency.
• Over the past several months, female voter support for Trump has decreased, according to polls.
• Noem has been excluded from Trump's VP shortlist due to controversy surrounding an anecdote in her memoir about shooting and killing her 14-month-old puppy.

On Sunday, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem proposed that former President Donald Trump should select a female running mate as his presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

"I believe President Trump needs to win, so I'm in Wisconsin despite having a woman helping me campaign," Noem said on CNN's "State of the Union."

According to recent polling, women voters prioritize small business policy, child care, and health care, an issue where President Joe Biden has outperformed Donald Trump.

In March, a Quinnipiac University poll revealed a 5% decrease in Trump's female voter support following the civil lawsuit filed by E. Jean Carroll regarding sexual assault and defamation allegations.

After his conviction on 34 felony counts in a New York trial regarding a hush money payment to Stormy Daniels, the former president has also been found guilty.

The "Access Hollywood" tape, which revealed Trump's crude remarks about nonconsensual sexual advances on women, posed a threat to his election chances in 2016, particularly among women.

Noem stated on Sunday that all polls in swing states indicate that having a woman on the ticket increases his chances of victory.

Despite being excluded from Trump's vice presidential shortlist, Noem remains loyal to him and reinforces her support.

According to NBC News, Trump has shortlisted four potential candidates: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, and Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

"I love my job in South Dakota, and I don't care about those reports," Noem said Sunday.

Noem was once viewed as a promising candidate to be Trump's running mate, but a recent controversy in her memoir has lowered her standing. In the book, Noem recounts a story from several decades ago where she shot and killed her 14-month-old puppy, Cricket, due to behavior she claimed posed safety concerns.

Noem has consistently defended her decision to kill Cricket, even in a recent Sunday interview: "The story of a mother making a tough choice to safeguard her children from a dangerous animal attacking livestock is a 20-year-old tale."