Todd Palin hospitalized after snowmobile accident
The husband of former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has been hospitalized after a serious snowmobile accident.
Palin on Monday canceled a scheduled campaign rally for Donald Trump in Florida.
“Governor Palin is returning to Alaska to be with her husband and looks forward to being back on the campaign trail soon,” the Trump campaign said in a statement. “Mr. Trump’s thoughts and prayers are with the Palin family at this time.”
On Sunday, she had appeared at a rodeo and a strawberry festival in the Sunshine State on behalf of Trump.
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Palin did not return to Alaska right away, however, making a surprise appearance later Monday at a Trump rally in Tampa, the AP reported.
Palin elaborated on her Facebook page as she headed home after the rally.
"Todd is our rock... toughest guy I know," she wrote. "As any adventurous Alaskan knows, while you may be down, you're never out. I remember Chris Kyle summed up Todd best — 'He's Rambo. Straight up Rambo!' On the cross country flights taking me back home now, I'm thinking of all of you, and sincerely appreciating your support."
Todd Palin is an avid snowmobiler and four-time champion of the Iron Dog, the longest snowmobile race in the world at more than 2,000 miles. He is also known as a close political confidante of his wife.
Well-wishers, including Trump senior adviser Dan Scavino and rival Sen. Ted Cruz, took to Twitter with their thoughts.