For the second time in the past few years, Sarah Palin and Fox News have parted ways, after the 2008 vice-presidential GOP nominee (who was on the ticket with Senator John McCain against Barack Obama) has been working on and off with the news channel since 2010.
According to Politico, the conservative network has officially confirmed that Sarah Palin and Fox News are parting ways after a relationship that went on for half a decade, after she had gathered the highest ratings for the channel at the height of her fame - however, it seems like executives in Fox News no longer consider Palin relevant enough to keep her on payroll.
The close relationship between Sarah Palin and Fox News first began in 2010, two years after running, when she joined the network as a commentator, where she'd often voice her standpoint on everyday affairs in the country's political scene, gathering very high ratings at the peak of her fame.
The Washington Post reports that Sarah Palin's Fox News departure actually happened almost a full month ago, as the network confirmed they'd let her go on June 1, delaying the announcement for weeks.
For the past year, Sarah Palin's Fox News appearances on primetime have been scarce, and a Nexis research cites only six times the former Alaska Governor has appeared on the network, when she spoke about the controversy currently surrounding the Duggar family over child Josh's child molestation, accusing the double standards in the media after having been lax with similar accusations directed towards HBO "Girls" writer and actress Lena Dunham.
According to New York Magazine, even though Fox News executives don't consider her "relevant" anymore, the former GOP nominee has a vast following in Facebook, where she'll often post news about her family and personal politics, recently supporting Donald Trump's presidential run; she was also present earlier this year at the "Saturday Night Live" 40th anniversary special episode.
Although Sarah Palin's Fox News contract is over, she will still appear occasionally as a guest commentator.
