Sarah Palin Promised Secretary of Defense for Trump Endorsement

[LS_Editor]

Trump could name Sarah Palin Secretary of Defense and those two wouldn't need anyone else to authorize the use of nuclear weapons against "wherever." This piece is pretty sure Secretary of Defense Palin (let than sink in for a second) wouldn't give any moral or fact-based resistance to Trump wanting to nuke someplace, because "USA, USA, USA!"

It's satire, but it could totally happen. Welcome to Trump's America...

Sarah Palin Promised Secretary of Defense for Trump Endorsement

WASHINGTON (The Nil Admirari) - Earlier today, a source inside the Republican presidential campaign of loose cannon billionaire Donald Trump announced former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin had been promised the position of Secretary of Defense in exchange for her endorsement of Trump for president. Trump addressed the press within minutes of the leak, and explained he did not want a Secretary of Defense who would ask questions or present any informed reality-based opposition when he ordered the use of nuclear weapons against "wherever."

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"My supporters think a billionaire businessman with no experience is qualified to be president. I'm pretty sure Sarah Palin can be Secretary of Defense," replied Trump.

[deathrind]

1. That is even more...

Terrifying than the prospect of her being a heartbeat away from being POTUS...

To this day I still cannot figure out what calculus McCain used in his decision to make her his running mate. Still boggles the mind.

[LS_Editor]

3. A pretty unforgivable move that definitely does not say "Country First"

Palin would still be some unknown politician from Alaska to the vast majority of Americans had McCain made a responsible pick for his running mate.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

9. Palin was brought into conservative awareness by a college student

How a college sophomore put Alaska's governor on the map

[LS_Editor]

11. What a jerk.

[Gothmog]

2. I love good satire

[C_U_L8R]

4. Defense? No no no... The Fence !!

Like the one Trump is going to build between us and Mexico.

[LS_Editor]

12. The one he is somehow going to make them pay for?

Still not concrete plan for that. Shocking.

[Hoppy]

5. I think she should be Secretary of State.

She already has had experience with Russia.

[truebluegreen]

6. I'd opt for Secretary of Offense...

but of course the vulgar talking yam (h/t Charlie Pierce) would multi-task.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

10. Or the Secretary of Beauty Pageants

[doc03]

7. Seems funny when she said energy herself n/t

[MBS]

8. From Dr. Ernesto Moniz, MIT prof. , world-famous nuclear physicist and

former White House Science Adviser . . .thus with impressive credentials in science and public policy. . a key person in the Iran deal. .

. to Sarah Palin as Secretary of Energy?? with no training and no brain? heading a Dept that deals in hair-trigger issues of nuclear energy, and is central to discussions on climate change?

God help us all .