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Kacey Musgraves Responds to Kristi Noem’s Criticism Over Texas Candidate
Country singer Kacey Musgraves welcomed Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico at a concert over the weekend.
Kristi Noem criticized Musgraves on X, saying she preferred fellow country singer Ella Langley and Republican candidate Ken Paxton.
Musgraves responded with a pointed reference to Noem’s memoir, which recounts her shooting her dog, Cricket.
Langley’s account was quickly untagged from Noem’s post by her or her team.
Noem had served as U.S. homeland security secretary until President Donald Trump fired her in March, and she is now a special envoy.
Talarico is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas against Paxton, and one poll cited in the story showed Talarico ahead.
Noem had not posted again on X after Musgraves’ reply at the time of publication.
Kristi Noem criticized Kacey Musgraves after Texas Senate candidate James Talarico attended the singer’s concert.
Noem said she preferred country singer Ella Langley to Musgraves and Republican candidate Ken Paxton to Talarico.
Musgraves responded with a reference to Noem’s account of shooting her dog, Cricket.
Talarico is a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, where one cited poll showed him ahead of Paxton.
- Who
- Kacey Musgraves and Kristi Noem. Texas Senate candidates James Talarico and Ken Paxton were also part of the exchange.
- What
- Noem criticized Musgraves for welcoming Talarico at her concert, and Musgraves responded with a reference to Noem’s dog.
- When
- Noem and Musgraves exchanged posts on Monday, October 12, 2026, after Talarico attended a concert on Saturday, October 10.
- Where
- The concert was in Dallas, Texas. The exchange took place on X.
- Why
- Noem objected to Talarico attending Musgraves’ concert and praised his Republican opponent.
Kristi Noem
Kacey Musgraves
Political support
Kristi Noem
Noem said she preferred Ken Paxton to James Talarico.
Kacey Musgraves
Musgraves welcomed Talarico at her concert and responded to Noem’s criticism.
Country music comparison
Kristi Noem
Noem said she preferred Ella Langley to Musgraves.
Kacey Musgraves
Musgraves did not address the comparison directly; she replied with a reference to Noem’s dog.
Noem recounted shooting her 14-month-old dog, Cricket, in her memoir.
Talarico attended Musgraves’ concert in Dallas and shared photos with her.
Noem criticized Musgraves and said she preferred Paxton to Talarico.
Musgraves replied with a reference to Noem’s account of shooting Cricket.
- Concert
- Musgraves performed in Dallas on October 10, 2026.
- Texas Senate candidates
- James Talarico and Ken Paxton
- Noem’s former dog
- Cricket, a 14-month-old dog
- Trafalgar poll
- Talarico 47.1%; Paxton 43.6%
What people are saying
I’ll take Ella Langley over Kacey Musgraves any day
And if I’m choosin’ Texas, I’ll take Ken Paxton over James Talarico
I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it
Thank you for having me last night, Kacey Musgraves!
Posts on X
I don’t think you have a dog in this fight but if you did you would have shot it.
Sources
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