Sarah Palin was none-too-pleased to be asked about Track Palin's domestic violence arrest suggesting that she was 'promised' by the Today show the interview would be strictly about Iowa politics.
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Sarah Palin lashed out at a Ted Cruz supporter after he seemed to suggest that she had sold her endorsement to Donald Trump.
U.S. Representative Steve King of Iowa appeared on MSNBC Monday afternoon and pointed out that Palin's political beliefs and ideology are more closely aligned with those of Cruz rather than Trump before adding; 'I don’t know very many people who have been able to say no to Donald Trump.
'He has a massive amount of assets and resources that he can deploy when it comes time to convince someone.'
Palin did not hesitate to respond in her typically brash manner as she introduced Trump later in the day at his final rally before the caucus in Cedar Rapids, saying; 'This is why people don’t like politics, they know that it’s a dirty business because people will say things they know are untrue.'
She then added; 'Maybe he’s been — I don’t know — maybe he’s been hanging out in a corn field too long huffin' ethanol or something because his accusations here are way off base.'
Meanwhile, in an interview with Extra Palin said she was confident Trump would prevail, saying; 'Usually, I say polls are only good for strippers and cross-country skiers, but in this case, I do think the polls are accurate and are reflecting that the American people, the electorate ... we’re looking for something different.'
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Earlier in the day, Palin did not take kindly to being asked about her son Track Palin's domestic violence arrest when appearing this morning on the Today show.
'Let's start by, you guys brought me here to talk about Iowa politics and the caucus tonight not to talk about my kids and that was a promise,' the former Alaska governor said to hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie. 'But as things go in the world of media you guys don't always keep your promises evidently.'
Guthrie asked Palin about comments she made on an endorsement tour with Donald Trump that linked post-traumatic stress to her veteran son's problems. She then insinuated that Obama was responsible: 'starts from the top.'
'What did I say that was offensive?' Palin said.
'I don't regret any comment that I made because I didn't lay PTSD at the foot of the president,' she added.
Palin asked the hosts to provide her with a specific quote that suggests this.
'It allows the media to be more credible,' she said.
Lauer, on that subject of credibility, said on air that 'no specific promises' were made about the content of the interview, just that it was to be Palin's first live interview after her endorsement of Trump, who likely will win tonight's Iowa caucuses.
Megan Kopf, a spokeswoman for the network, reiterated Lauer's point to Dailymail.com.
'No, there were not promises made,' Kopf said via email.
Palin said the link the media drew from her comments between the assault charge and President Obama wasn't accurate.
'I never blamed President Obama,' Palin pushed back.
Instead, she said, she was pointing out the 'disrespect' the current commander in chief shows the troops, like not allowing them to get in on the fight with the Islamic State.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3426526/Sarah-Palin-s-fury-asked-blaming-Obama-son-s-PTSD-going-Today-talk-Trump.html
'Usually polls are only good for strippers': Sarah Palin says she is certain Trump will win Iowa while accusing Ted Cruz supporter who said he bought her endorsement of 'huffin' ethanol'
Sarah Palin gave her first interview this morning since her endorsement of Donald Trump
She got angry at hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie for asking her to explain comments she made following her son's domestic violence arrest
Palin said she was asked to come on to talk about the Iowa caucuses - not her kids
'What did I say that was offensive?' Palin answered, saying she didn't blame her son's arrest on Obama not doing enough for veterans' PTSD
She later went after U.S. Representative Steve King of Iowa after he said that Trump used his 'assets and resources' to woo her support
Palin said that she had thought Rep. King was a friend and that he must be 'huffin’ ethanol' in a cornfield if he believes Trump bought her support
She also said she feels certain trump will win, saying; 'Usually, I say polls are only good for strippers and cross-country skiers, but in this case, I do think that the polls are accurate'
By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN DES MOINES, IOWA and CHRIS SPARGO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 10:03 EST, 1 February 2016 | UPDATED: 20:32 EST, 1 February 2016
'Usually polls are only good for strippers': Sarah Palin says she is certain Trump will win Iowa while accusing Ted Cruz supporter who said he bought her endorsement of 'huffin' ethanol'
Sarah Palin gave her first interview this morning since her endorsement of Donald Trump
She got angry at hosts Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie for asking her to explain comments she made following her son's domestic violence arrest
Palin said she was asked to come on to talk about the Iowa caucuses - not her kids
'What did I say that was offensive?' Palin answered, saying she didn't blame her son's arrest on Obama not doing enough for veterans' PTSD
She later went after U.S. Representative Steve King of Iowa after he said that Trump used his 'assets and resources' to woo her support
Palin said that she had thought Rep. King was a friend and that he must be 'huffin’ ethanol' in a cornfield if he believes Trump bought her support
She also said she feels certain trump will win, saying; 'Usually, I say polls are only good for strippers and cross-country skiers, but in this case, I do think that the polls are accurate'
By NIKKI SCHWAB, U.S. POLITICAL REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM IN DES MOINES, IOWA and CHRIS SPARGO FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 10:03 EST, 1 February 2016 | UPDATED: 20:32 EST, 1 February 2016
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