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I thought she should have been invited. He was responsible for her celebrity.
They didn't have to embarrass me': Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin describes 'gut punch' of being publicly 'disinvited' to John McCain's funeral
Palin said she was 'disinvited' to John McCain's funeral, despite running on his presidential campaign ticket in 2008.
Describing how she felt about not attending the service last year, the former Alaskan governor said: 'They [the McCain family] didn't have to embarrass me and others, it wasn't just me it was other people from our campaign back in 2008... it's kind of a gut punch.'
Speaking live to presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid from her home in Wasilla, Alaska, she said: 'It's been bizarre. When I was tapped to run as the first woman VP candidate on the Republican ticket, I had nearly 90 per cent approval rating as the governor of the largest state.
'It made sense to me and my supporters why John McCain did tap me. But, yeah, once getting out there on that national stage and realizing that there are so many snakes in politics, they are so many snakes in the Republican party who were running the show and allowing me to get clobbered.
'They were looking for someone to blame for their really crappy type of campaign that they ran. I was a scapegoat.
'That's in the past though...sometimes you win, sometimes you learn and I certainly learned through that.'
Asked why she didn't attend McCain's funeral last September, Palin revealed: 'I wasn't invited. [I would have gone] because I am a respectful person...I was kind of surprised to be publicly disinvited to the funeral.
'They didn't have to embarrass me and others, it wasn't just me it was other people from our campaign back in 2008... it's kind of a gut punch.'
They didn't have to embarrass me': Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin describes 'gut punch' of being publicly 'disinvited' to John McCain's funeral
- Sarah Palin said not being invited to John McCain's funeral was a 'gut punch'
- Former Alaskan governor described public embarrassment at being 'disinvited'
- Family of McCain did not invite her and other campaign members to the service
- Speaking on GMB Palin also said Trump has had 'a wonderful two years' in office
Palin said she was 'disinvited' to John McCain's funeral, despite running on his presidential campaign ticket in 2008.
Describing how she felt about not attending the service last year, the former Alaskan governor said: 'They [the McCain family] didn't have to embarrass me and others, it wasn't just me it was other people from our campaign back in 2008... it's kind of a gut punch.'
Speaking live to presenters Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid from her home in Wasilla, Alaska, she said: 'It's been bizarre. When I was tapped to run as the first woman VP candidate on the Republican ticket, I had nearly 90 per cent approval rating as the governor of the largest state.
'It made sense to me and my supporters why John McCain did tap me. But, yeah, once getting out there on that national stage and realizing that there are so many snakes in politics, they are so many snakes in the Republican party who were running the show and allowing me to get clobbered.
'They were looking for someone to blame for their really crappy type of campaign that they ran. I was a scapegoat.
'That's in the past though...sometimes you win, sometimes you learn and I certainly learned through that.'
Asked why she didn't attend McCain's funeral last September, Palin revealed: 'I wasn't invited. [I would have gone] because I am a respectful person...I was kind of surprised to be publicly disinvited to the funeral.
'They didn't have to embarrass me and others, it wasn't just me it was other people from our campaign back in 2008... it's kind of a gut punch.'