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Sarah Palin denies then seems to confirm that Trumpism is a cult

Sarah Palin Donald Trump Republican Ruth BenGhiat Newsmax
U.S. House candidate Sarah Palin speaks to the media at her campaign headquarters in South Anchorage, Alaska, after the rank choice ballots were counted on Aug. 31, 2022. Alaska’s races will unfold in the overhauled ranked-choice system. The system had its inaugural election this summer when Democrat Mary Peltola made history by becoming the first Alaska Native to serve in the House and the first woman to win Alaska's sole congressional seat.
‘The definition of a cult is a group of people who are excessively supporting one another and a cause,’ said Sarah Palin. Photograph: Bill Roth/AP

The former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin courted controversy when she denied that supporters of Donald Trump behaved like cult members.

Palin’s attempt to deny that Trump has a cultlike following, however, prompted predictable pushback on social media by those who thought her attempt to define a cult actually precisely described Trump’s enthusiastic fan base.

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