Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain’s running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral.
According to confirmed reports, the request to Mrs. Palin, who Senator McCain later regretted selecting, was sent through a family intermediary.
A Palin “family source” told reporters that “out of respect” to the family, “we have nothing to add at this point”.
Palin family source says, “Out of respect to Senator McCain and his family we have nothing to add at this point. The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear.”
— Kelly O'Donnell (@KellyO) August 29, 2018
Mrs. Palin was unveiled as McCain’s running mate exactly 10 years ago.
“The Palin family will always cherish their friendship with the McCains and hold those memories dear,” the family representative told a reporter on Wednesday.
The 81-year-old Arizona Republican senator and former Vietnam prisoner-of-war died last Saturday after a battle with brain cancer.
In a pair of tweets after the death, Mrs. Palin praised her former running mate as “a maverick and a fighter, never afraid to stand for his beliefs”.
