Palin Endorses Trump; To Appear In Tulsa Wednesday
Palin Backs Trump, Expected To Be At Tulsa Campaign Stop
BY: CBS NEWS
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate, is officially endorsing businessman Donald Trump’s 2016 bid for the White House.
“I am greatly honored to receive Sarah’s endorsement,” Trump said in a statement. “She is a friend, and a high quality person whom I have great respect for. I am proud to have her support.”
Palin is one of the most high-profile Republicans yet to endorse a 2016 candidate, giving the current GOP front runner more momentum in the final two weeks before the Iowa caucuses. She is joining Trump in Ames, Iowa on Tuesday and will travel with him to his two campaign events on Wednesday, in Norwalk, Iowa and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In a press release, Trump’s campaign touted the endorsement as “coveted and influential.” The campaign called her “a trusted conservative” and credited her with helping to launch the career of several “key future leaders of the Republican Party” — including Trump’s biggest rival for the GOP nomination, Sen. Ted Cruz. The press release quotes Cruz, who said, “I would not be in the United States Senate were it not for Gov. Sarah Palin… She can pick winners.”