Photos by Deb Gau South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem greeted a crowd of more than 100 people outside the Trump Victory office in Marshall on Monday evening. Noem, along with speakers including Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, was traveling around Minnesota in support of President Donald Trump.

MARSHALL — It looked like a mini rally, complete with signs and flags, had formed outside the Trump Victory Office on East College Drive Monday evening. More than 100 people showed up to see speakers, including South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, make a stop in Marshall.

Noem and other speakers, including Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, visited as part of a “Women For Trump” campaign tour.

As a big pink bus pulled into the parking lot, the crowd chanted “Four more years!”

“There’s a lot of excitement,” Noem said of the reception both she and the tour were getting from Minnesotans. A lot of the high energy was coming from support for President Donald Trump, she said. “They recognize this man has worked for them, every day.”

As she addressed the crowd, Noem said the outcome of this year’s elections would have “incredible consequences” for the nation. If elected, Joe Biden’s policies would violate the foundational freedoms of the country, she said.

Noem encouraged Trump supporters to be optimistic and to get out the vote. “We need you to have conversations,” she said.

Noem did speak about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South Dakota, and took some shots at Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s response to the coronavirus — to a positive response from the crowd.

“You’re living under some bad leadership from your governor’s office,” Noem said. “In South Dakota, we never once shut down any business.”

Noem said she had considered both health and economic concerns in her state.

“President Trump allowed us as governors to do our jobs,” in determining COVID-19 response, she said. “Our focus was on slowing down the spread … but also letting people still make a living.”

Noem said South Dakota had done well with a response geared toward personal responsibility and individual freedom. She said South Dakota has seen one of the lowest death rates from COVID-19 in the nation while still seeing economic growth.