On April 1st, Republican Sarah Palin announced that she would be placing a bid for a congressional seat in Alaska. While Palin ran for Vice President alongside John McCain in 2008, she has been rather silent for some time. But after Republican Representative Don Young died in March, holding his congressional seat for 49 years, Palin has once again set her aim at Washington, D.C. At the same time, former President Donald Trump also endorsed Palin, labeling her as a “wonderful patriot” and “true American first fighter”. While getting endorsements, the hosts of “The View” decided to mock the Republican by spreading “misinformation”. 

On Monday, the hosts of “The View” gathered around their table to discuss all the problems in America and how it is all due to the GOP and Trump. Adding her voice to the conversation, Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t help but mock Palin. “Look out world, Sarah Palin just announced she’s returning to politics. The former governor of Alaska plans to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of longtime Alaska Congressman Don Young,. Dammit, Don! And she’s even picked up an official endorsement from, guess who? Yeah, from he who will not be named on this show!”

Speaking about Sarah Palin running for Congress n Alaska, the geniuses of The View again parrot the LIE that the former Governor said she could see Russia from her house. That line came from an SNL skit.
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Co-host Sara Haines added, “She was ahead of her time, when we look back she was like a sound byte machine and she said some interesting things.”

Another host laughed, “I can see Russia from my house”. 

The quick line was a jab at Palin, who they claimed said she could see Russia from her house. The truth though, Palin never said that. It actually came from a SNL skit in 2008. At the time, Palin discussed Russia with Charles Gibson of ABC News. She said, “They’re our next-door neighbors, and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska, from an island in Alaska.” 

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Although it was SNL, the hosts of “The View” continued to joke about the mishap when it wasn’t even Palin who said it. 

It should be mentioned that the New York Times reported, “to the Russian mainland from St. Lawrence Island, a bleak ice-bound expanse the size of Long Island out in the middle of the Bering Sea, the distance is 37 miles. From high ground there or from the Air Force facility at Tin City atop Cape Prince of Wales, the westernmost edge of mainland North America, on a clear day you can see Siberia with the naked eye.”

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