Sarah Palin 'Proud' To Endorse Donald Trump
Sarah Palin,
the former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate, has backed Donald
Trump in his run for the White House.
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Palin Backs Trump For President
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"I'm proud
to endorse Donald J Trump for president," Mrs Palin said in a
statement on his campaign website.
The property
billionaire said he was "greatly honoured" by the endorsement from
his fellow reality TV star.
"She is a
friend, and a high-quality person whom I have great respect for. I am proud to
have her support," he added.
She announced
her endorsement in person on stage alongside Mr Trump at a rally in Ames, Iowa.
Mrs Palin told
the audience: "He's the master of the art of the deal.
"He's
beholden to no one except we the people.
"No more
pussyfooting around.
"He's from
the private sector, not a politician. Can I get a hallelujah?"
The endorsement
came as it emerged Palin's son Track, 26, had been charged with
domestic violence after allegedly attacking his girlfriend on Monday
night.
Mrs Palin's seal
of approval comes at a pivotal moment as the countdown begins to the
first-in-the-nation presidential primary, on 1 February, in the Hawkeye state.
Her endorsement
is a blow to one of Mr Trump's closest rivals, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who is
also wooing disaffected, anti-establishment voters.
He sought to put
a brave face on the high-profile endorsement of his arch-rival for the
Republican presidential nomination.
He praised Mrs
Palin saying "without her support, I wouldn't be in the Senate", in
reference to his election in 2012.
"Regardless
of what she does in 2016, I will always be a big fan," he tweeted.
But his
spokesman Rick Tyler told CNN's New Day programme that he would be "deeply
disappointed" if she backed Mr Trump.
Though her
conservative star power has waned in recent years, Mrs Palin still enjoys
a popularity among tea party voters that could boost Mr Trump in a dead-heat
against Mr Cruz in Iowa.
Mr Cruz's
campaign was also rocked on Tuesday as Iowa's governor warned voters it would
be a "big mistake" to pick him.
Terry Branstad,
a Republican, cited Mr Cruz's opposition to government support of biofuel
in the corn-producing state.
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