Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem received a ruff reception online Tuesday after an attempted clapback at a Democratic senator saw critics digging up a controversial moment from her past.

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) had shared a photo on X of herself cuddling a puppy with the caption: “Don’t worry buddy, Kristi Noem isn’t around anymore.”

Noem, now special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, hit back bizarrely.

“Oh but I am…And I love puppies,” she wrote on X, adding a heart emoji.

She then added: “You…? …not so much.”

The response quickly backfired, with critics unleashing a howl of reminders: