Sarah Palin just vowed to back Paul Ryan's primary opponent

Sarah Palin
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) vowed in a Sunday interview with CNN's State of the Union to back House Speaker Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) primary opponent.

Palin, a Donald Trump supporter, vouched for Paul Nehlen, who has endorsed the presumptive Republican nominee. Ryan, on the other hand, said Thursday that he's "not ready" to endorse Trump.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.