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Noted Non-Veteran Sarah Palin May Be Next Veterans Affairs Director

The VA has an annual budget of $182 billion.

Sarah Palin is being considered for Secretary of Veterans Affairs, a Trump transition official told ABC News.

While she has not been beckoned to Trump Tower like other nominees, the former Alaska governor was one of Trump's first endorsers and has been speaking about veterans' issues quite a bit lately.

On Sunday her son-in-law, Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, posted a Facebook video with excerpts from a speech she gave, attacking the "bureaucracy" in the VA for "killing our vets."

In the clip, Palin goes on to promote more job training, better health care and secured benefits for veterans, before bashing President Obama.

"Stop blaming the victim and wake up, Mr. President," she declares.

"While Christians bow our heads to pray for you, radical Islamists want to cut off your head. The only thing standing between us and savages—it's the red white and blue, it's the United States military. And if you love freedom, thank a vet."

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LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 14: Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during CNN Politics On Tap at Double Barrel Roadhouse at the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on December 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 25865_003 (Photo by Bryan Steffy/WireImage)

Trump's campaign CEO, Steve Bannon knows Palin well—he made a documentary about her in 2011 called The Undefeated.

According to an insider, she recently told Trump's transition team, "the megaphone I have been provided can be used in a productive and positive way to help those desperately in need."

With a budget of $182 billion and more than 300,00 employees, the Department of Veterans Affairs is actually the largest agency in the U.S. government.

Other names have surfaced for the position, including Rep. Jeff Miller, the chair of the House Veterans Affairs committee, and former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, who said he had "great meeting" with the president-elect about the post.

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FORT CARSON, CO - AUGUST 29: A U.S. Army soldier salutes during the national anthem as soldiers return home from Iraq on August 29, 2009 in Fort Carson, Colorado. The last main body, some 314 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 4th Infantry Division, returned home after a year deployment in Iraq. As American forces complete their deployments, the U.S. presence in Iraq continues to decrease as part of the drawdown of American forces after more than 6 years war in Iraq. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Brown worked on veterans' issues in both the Massachusetts state legislature and Congress, where he broke with his party to vote for the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

They may sound more qualified, but Palin's also being discussed for other roles—like Energy Secretary and Secretary of the Interior.

Maybe Veterans Affairs wouldn't be so bad.

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