Former Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin said she'd truly be "disappointed" if Hillary Clinton made it to the primaries for the 2016 presidential elections.
Palin, who lost out on the 2008 GOP vice presidency to current VP Joe Biden, stated that Clinton wouldn't be able to fulfill her duties as commander in chief, citing last year's attacks on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
"If [Benghazi] doesn't have an impact on the 2016 presidential election, if she is a candidate, then America, I am very disappointed in our electorate," Palin said on Sunday on Fox News.
"Anyone who would just throw away 200 years of military ethos and leave our men behind to be murdered," should "never be considered as a commander in chief," Palin continued.
If Clinton does decide to run for the President in 2016, CNN wagered on Monday that the attacks on Benghazi will certainly be a main talking point for Republicans. After Clinton admitted responsibility for the safety of the diplomats' lives, she has encountered criticism from the right. Recently, Clinton answered questions about Benghazi from Republican Senator Ron Johnson and got visibly frustrated when he demanded that she explain a protest that was rumored to have sparked the attack.
"What difference at this point does it make?" Clinton fired back. "It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again, senator."
But for Palin, this was the wrong comment to make.
"Anyone who doesn't understand that and dismisses it as being indifferent, they should not be our commander in chief," Palin stated. "That's why I'm so grateful for Congress to be pursuing what happened in Benghazi, because at this point, it still makes a difference what happens in Benghazi."
These comments run against House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, who gave Clinton high praise on Sunday.
"...when she becomes president, she'll be one of the best-equipped, best-prepared people to enter the White House in a very long time," Pelosi said on CNN's "State of the Union." "[She's] more prepared than President Obama; certainly more prepared than President Bush; certainly more prepared than President Clinton I might admit."
