Tea Party activist and conservative icon Sarah Palin has been a vocal supporter of President-elect Donald J. Trump and it seems her loyalty may pay off in a big way.
We are now learning that the former Vice Presidential candidate is being considered for Secretary of Veterans Affairs:
NEW: Sarah Palin under consideration for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, sources tell @ABC News. –@shushwalshe
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 30, 2016
Previously, Palin was rumored to lead the Interior Department given her experience as Alaska’s governor. Palin’s son is a veteran who served in the Iraq War and she herself has been a strong supporter of our military.
Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump pledged to revamp America’s VA, calling the current treatment our veterans get a national disgrace. In addition to Palin, Fox News contributor and veteran Pete Hegseth, who met with Trump on Tuesday, is also rumored to be under consideration to run the VA.
Hegseth has been a harsh critic of the VA, suggesting that the agency be overhauled to put veterans first:
.@PeteHegseth: It’s time for an overhaul in the VA. We need to start supporting bills that truly put veterans first. pic.twitter.com/vMHS4RGP6Q
— FOX & Friends (@foxandfriends) November 28, 2016
Just moments ago, Sarah Palin tweeted out her support for America’s vets, adding more speculation that she will take over the VA:
We should be grateful we’ll soon have a commander-in-chief who will champion our vets and honor the promises our… https://t.co/lb5wdrlrWu
— Sarah Palin (@SarahPalinUSA) November 30, 2016
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