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Cheney, who as vice president was a hawkish defender of harsh interrogation techniques, goes along with the request, autographing a gallon-sized plastic jug.

Palin has challenged Baron Cohen to donate all proceeds from \"Who Is America?\" to a charity that \"actually respects and supports American Vets.\"

She said Friday that she has yet to hear from the show's producers.

\"Since [the interview], nobody returns my calls,\" she said. \"They had given us fake names as to producers and anybody involved in the show. Nobody has taken me up on my offer for them to donate the proceeds from the show to veterans’ organizations that truly support and respect our vets.\"

Billy Wayne Ruddick, Jr, PhD, Baron Cohen's character from \"Who Is America?,\" posted a rebuttal to Palin on Thursday, claiming he did not pose as a military veteran.

Baron Cohen later retweeted it from his own account.

Here's the truth @SarahPalinUSA ???? #MAGA #buildthewall #boycottsashacohen pic.twitter.com/iFZWrFTxWL

— Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., PhD (@BillyWRuddick) July 12, 2018

Showtime declined to provide a clip of Baron Cohen's interview with Palin to ABC News.

\"You read a line like that and, you know, man, this guy, he just doesn’t quit,\" Palin said, referring to the line about bone spurs in Baron Cohen's character's rebuttal. \"He thinks this kind of stuff is funny, and mocking the disabled and mocking and belittling our vets with his portrayal, in my book, it’s not funny.\"

She added, \"This actor, this comedian, whomever he is, he’s a proven liar. Nobody can believe a word he’s saying now as to his rebuttal.\"

Showtime declined ABC News' request for comment, and Baron Cohen did not respond to requests for comment Thursday evening.

Palin said she is speaking out about her experience now because she feels it is \"important\" to \"let people know what's coming.\"

\"If people tune into this show, then they’re going to see how middle-class Americans are mocked and our values are mocked,\" she said. \"If people do decide to tune in, they’re going to hear about it anyway, if they tune in, well the ill-gotten gains by CBS and Showtime, those, I say, need to be donated to people who deserve the gains.\"

ABC News' Lee Harris contributed to this report

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