Speculation Grows That Sarah Palin Will Endorse Donald Trump Today

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Facebook Sunday that he would receive a yuge endorsement Tuesday.

So who’s the mysterious endorser? Most signs point to former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The most convincing evidence is that a private jet took off yesterday evening going from Anchorage, Alaska to Des Moines, Iowa. From there, the jet is scheduled to go to Tulsa, where Trump has a rally on Wednesday.

Conservative Iowa radio talk show Steve Deace, who is pretty tuned in to the Iowa conservative circles, also confirmed that the talk of the town was all Palin.

Pretty much everybody I know now believes Trump’s special guest in Iowa tomorrow night is now going to be Sarah Palin.

— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) January 19, 2016

Palin was effusive in her praise of Trump last November. “People are really tired of professional politicians who, you know, won’t call it like they see it and maybe don’t have life experiences that allow them to prove a track record of success,” she said. That’s refreshing about Trump. He’s a fighter. We know he’s gonna put America first…”

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