Her son is in legal trouble and I think her husband is still needing a lot of care. People made fun of Trump saying she was too far away, but maybe he meant she would be too far away from where she needs to be
If this is the case, I wish Sarah would give us credit for valuing honesty and knowing truth when we hear it. Just say so. But perhaps she has too much pride to let everyone know that life at the family home is going through a difficult time. Maybe she thinks too many people (Joy Behar, Obama even) would gloat openly over her misfortunes if she just told it like it is. I think that’t probably it.