--- title: Donald Trump Sarah Palin: Billionaire Voices Support for Alaska Gov description: Donald Trump would consider tapping former governor Sarah Palin to serve in his administration, the billionaire presidential candidate said canonical: https://time.com/3976463/trump-sarah-palin/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-07-29T11:52:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:10.571Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Sarah Palin: Billionaire Voices Support for Alaska Gov og:description: Donald Trump would consider tapping former governor Sarah Palin to serve in his administration, the billionaire presidential candidate said og:url: https://time.com/3976463/trump-sarah-palin/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35484d18924ee2f5/69885cf70a4a220b569c55d1/sarah-palin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Sarah Palin og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Sarah Palin: Billionaire Voices Support for Alaska Gov twitter:description: Donald Trump would consider tapping former governor Sarah Palin to serve in his administration, the billionaire presidential candidate said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35484d18924ee2f5/69885cf70a4a220b569c55d1/sarah-palin.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Would 'Love' To Have Palin in His Administration  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 29, 2015 11:52 AM UTC  Sarah Palin speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 24, 2015. Sarah Palin speaks at the Iowa Freedom Summit in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 24, 2015.Daniel Acker—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Justin Worland](https://time.com/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Senior Correspondent Jul 29, 2015 11:52 AM UTC Donald Trump would consider tapping former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to serve in his administration, the billionaire presidential candidate said this week. Asked during an [interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6gxuqRBkNE) with Kevin Scholla on talk radio show The Palin Update whether he would consider asking Palin to serve in “some official capacity,” Trump replied enthusiastically.“I’d love that,” he said. “Because she really is somebody who knows what’s happening and she’s a special person, she’s really a special person and I think people know that.” In the interview, Trump said that both he and Palin had been victims of unfair attacks from the media. Trump said he looks at Palin’s ability to handle such coverage with admiration. “She took so much nonsense, lies and disgusting lies,” Trump said. “She handles it so well. She’s tough and smart and just a great woman so it’s an honor to be with you today.” Palin has also praised Trump in recent weeks. After Trump questioned Senator John McCain’s status as a war hero, Palin said that both men are heroes. “I have the good fortune of knowing both John McCain and Donald Trump well,” Palin [told CNN](http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/20/politics/john-mccain-donald-trump-sarah-palin-hero/). “Both men have more in common than the today’s media hype would have you believe. 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