Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin sued The New York Times for unspecified damages after the editorial about gun control was published following the June 2017 shooting of Louisiana U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, also a Republican, on a baseball diamond in Washington. Photo by Tami Chappell/Reuters

‘I can see 2022 from my house…’ Palin tweet hints at primary run against Murkowski

Politics

Sarah Palin is insinuating she could mount a primary challenge against Alaska GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski if she opposes Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court.

In a tweet Friday, Palin wrote "Hey @lisamurkowski — I can see 2022 from my house."

The tweet was a reference to an infamous "Saturday Night Live" skit in which Tina Fey, portraying Palin, said she could see Russia from her house.

Murkowski is next up for re-election in 2022. She hasn't officially said she would vote against Kavanaugh, but opposed a procedural vote related to the nomination earlier Friday. She later told reporters it's time to think "about the credibility and integrity of our institutions."

Palin is a former Alaska governor and was GOP presidential candidate John McCain's running mate in 2008.

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