Gov. Kristi Noem(R, SD) faces lawsuit after promoting Texas dentist on social media https://nbcnews.com/politics/polit

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Geez. Elected Govs just do not talk about their personal health problems, much less put up a video of them.



Gov. Kristi Noem(R, SD) faces lawsuit after promoting Texas dentist on social media

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Kristi Noem faces lawsuit after promoting Texas dentist on social media
Travelers United asked a federal court to order the South Dakota governor to pay damages due to her social media posts the group says are advertisements.

March 13, 2024, 10:16 PM CDT
By Zoë Richards

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem was sued in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday over her promotion of a Texas dentist on her social media accounts this week.
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Doctors at Smile Texas helped adjust Noem's teeth from a biking accident years before that knocked out all of her front teeth, she says in the roughly five-minute video.

"The team here was remarkable and finally gave me a smile that I can be proud of and confident in, and that really is a gift that I think is going to be incredibly special to have," Noem says. "I chose the team here at Smile Texas because they’re the best."

The lawsuit accuses Noem of "deceptive advertising practices," which the group says violated consumer protection laws in Washington, D.C. It also cites Federal Trade Commission guidelines on including language to distinguish social media posts as advertisements.

Noem "seems to have taken up work as a social media influencer," the group wrote in the filing, arguing that the video post is intended to promote medical tourism and advertise services to D.C. residents.

“Companies, like Smile Texas, pay influencers, like Kristi Noem, to promote their product or service to her followers,” the filing, submitted by Lauren Wolfe, an attorney for Travelers United, said.


“There is no disclosure that this is an advertisement or that she received any free or discounted medical procedures in exchange for this social media advertisement,” the document added.....................

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1. Republicans act like they are above the law or guided by ethics.

Any doubt that the Governor’s dental work was comped by Smile Texas? Doesn’t she
already have a good dental plan as Governor?