Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer Endorses Donald Trump

Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer pauses as she reads from a prepared text at a news conference announcing she has vetoed SB1062, a bill designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their rel... Arizona Republican Gov. Jan Brewer pauses as she reads from a prepared text at a news conference announcing she has vetoed SB1062, a bill designed to give added protection from lawsuits to people who assert their religious beliefs in refusing service to gays, at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) MORE LESS
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Former Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) endorsed Donald Trump for president, citing his positions on immigration, the Trump campaign announced on Saturday.

“For years I pleaded with the federal government to do their job and secure our border. Today, we can elect a President who will do just that – Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump will secure our borders, defend our workers and protect our sovereignty,” Brewer said in a statement released by the Trump campaign. “Mr. Trump will stand for our law enforcement, our police and our immigration officers. Mr. Trump will actually enforce the rule of law.”

In her statement, Brewer said that illegal immigration has hurt Arizona.

“Arizona’s unsecured border is the gateway of illegal immigration into the United States and the politicians in Washington D.C. have continually failed to secure our border. As I’ve always said: A nation without borders is like a house without walls – it collapses. As Arizona’s Governor, I witnessed too much heartache, loss and suffering caused by illegal immigration,” she said in the statement. “I’ve seen communities destroyed by the drugs, gangs, drop houses and cartels. The cost of health care, education and incarceration for illegal immigrants places a crushing burden on taxpayers. Workers of all backgrounds are deprived of jobs and income from our open, bleeding border.”

This is not the first time Brewer has expressed support for Trump. In a July interview, Brewer said that Trump was “telling it like it really, truly is.”

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  1. Trump promised her a gallon of Clinique Moisturizer.

  2. Only a day’s worth? That seems a pretty cheap price.

    This is actually pretty amazing to watch…the GOP ripping itself apart in death throes.

    And I suspect there is going to come a time in the not too distant future, where GOP strategists will be looking fondly back on these days when things were more civil.

  3. She seriously need it with that leather texture looking skin

  4. This all started in 1992. Remember Buchanan’s “Peasants With Pitchforks?”

  5. Giving new meaning to the term “racists of a feather stick together!”

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