内容摘要：Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during the fraternity’s annual “Old South” ball.

Griffin said he regretted donning the Confederate uniform, which was customary during the fraternity’s annual “Old South” ball.

Most of the expenses were incurred as Noem became a rising star in Trump’s “Make America Great Again” universe and a contender to be his 2024 running mate. Her fortunes appeared to have suffered a blow after shethat she shot and killed her farm dog, Cricket, after it scared away some game during a pheasant hunt.

This is not the first time Noem’s travel has come under the microscope. A state government accountability board in 2022 had requested anto attend political events, but a prosecutor found no grounds for charges.Gov. Kristi Noem, R-SD., speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Gov. Kristi Noem, R-SD., speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)The records raise questions about the necessity of the travel and the secrecy surrounding the expenses.

Noem’s office refused to release records related to a 2020 speaking engagement at AmpFest, a gathering of Trump supporters near Miami, telling a public-records requester the trip was “not for the purpose of the governor’s official duties” and no receipts existed.

But the newly released records include several transactions in South Florida on those days, including a rental car and a stay at the posh Trump National Doral Miami. Days later, South Dakota picked up the tab for gasoline and hotel rooms for Noem’s security so she could speak at a Republican fundraiser in New Hampshire.Sudanese Camirata troupe dancer Hoda Othman, who lost some of her relatives during the conflict in Sudan, puts on her dress during a rehearsal, in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem’s Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)Ultra-Orthodox Jews wearing prayer shawls perform the Hoshana Rabbah prayer on the seventh day of the weeklong Jewish holiday of Sukkot at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem’s Old City with the Dome of the Rock shrine, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo//Oded Balilty)

Israeli forensic technicians work around blood in a light rail car following a shooting attack in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish area of Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Itai Ron)Israeli forensic technicians work around blood in a light rail car following a shooting attack in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish area of Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Itai Ron)