Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump, And It's Doing Her A Lot Of Good

Sarah Palin Endorses Donald Trump, And It's Doing Her A Lot Of Good

By Zach Toombs
January 19, 2016

January 19, 2016

The former vice presidential candidate has praised Trump since he stepped onto the campaign trail.

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Sarah Palin has praised Donald Trump on her One America News program. Now she's formally endorsing him in the White House race. But the former Alaskan governor and vice presidential candidate's visibility has been fading, and this endorsement seems to be doing her more good than it does Trump.

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