Report: Trump Administration Promised Canadians Sarah Palin Won’t Be Named Ambassador

According to a report, President Donald Trump promised his Canadian counterpart  Monday that former Republican Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would not be named ambassador to Canada.

“A Trudeau government official says that assurance was provided to Canadian officials during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to the White House on Monday,” reports The Globe and Mail. Left to the reader’s imagination is whether or not Trudeau and his underlings sought assurances that Palin would not be named.

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Palin cited her state’s proximity to Russia and Canada as proof of her foreign policy experience. Palin was also floated during the transition period as a potential Secretary of Veterans Affairs, but ultimately ended up with no role in the Trump administration.

The Trump White House has not decided who the ambassador will be, but are “leaning to appointing someone who raised money for the Trump campaign.” Barack Obama‘s ambassadors to Canada were also mega-fundraisers: David Jacobson and Bruce Heyman.

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