Sarah Palin, Donald Trump Praise Each Other Over Pizza
EmailABC News' Sheila Marikar reports from New York:
It was a scene out of a reality TV producer's dream: Sarah Palin, Donald Trump and their families eating dinner at a Times Square pizza joint.
The pizza summit happened after Palin met with "The Apprentice" star/real estate mogul at his tony 5th Avenue apartment. There, surrounded by press and curious onlookers, the two would-be/could-be Republican presidential contenders showered each other with praise.
He said: "I’ll tell you she's a great woman, a terrific woman, and a great friend." Asked if he'd endorse her, Trump replied, "I'd love her to run."
She said: "What do we have in common? A love for this country and a desire to see our economy put back on the right track." She also praised “his independence, his willingness to speak his mind.”
There was plenty of pizza to be had — pepperoni and cheese — when Palin, Trump and their families sat down to dinner at Famiglia's Famous Pizza on 50th and Broadway. There were no endorsements, but when asked, "How about a Trump-Palin ticket?" Palin crowed, "That sounds exciting! Sounds unconventional!"
(Also unconventional: Melania Trump dripping with diamonds while picking at pizza on a paper plate.)
Palin and Trump parted ways on the sidewalk, once again thronged by onlookers. She's off to Ellis Island in the morning, the next stop on her whirlwind tour of the Northeast's historic monuments.
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Posted by: Doug | May 31, 2011, 9:28 pm 9:28 pm
Doug.
You are such an accomplished soul? I hope you hold an executive position or have a couple of billion dollars to your name if you are going to talk like that!
Quitters, indeed…..
Posted by: opedanderson | May 31, 2011, 9:32 pm 9:32 pm
Now THAT’S a match made in hell! The two of them combined couldn’t compose an intelligent, comprehensible paragraph. And neither seem to care about checking their facts before spouting their inanities.
Posted by: TheMom | May 31, 2011, 9:34 pm 9:34 pm
You call this news? I call it a scarry nightmare.
Posted by: Idahoah | May 31, 2011, 9:47 pm 9:47 pm
I just love her. And I’m glad there are those that hate her brand of moxie. Yes it is news worthy, that’s why you post. Go ahead and post again. I dare ya!
Posted by: melton | May 31, 2011, 9:55 pm 9:55 pm
These posters just make my point over and over again. They can’t help themselves and they are obsessed with this woman. It really shows in their comments…
Posted by: melton | May 31, 2011, 9:57 pm 9:57 pm
If it wasn’t news worthy you wouldn’t have even opened up the article. Since you did, and you actually comment, it shows that you are really concerned with all things Sarah!!!
Posted by: melton | May 31, 2011, 9:59 pm 9:59 pm
I bet the only reason they met tonight is because Todd is going bald and Sarah wants the secret of the Donald’s comb-over
Posted by: Rockagain | May 31, 2011, 10:00 pm 10:00 pm
Itis strange how the country with the highest concentration of academics could also produce such political goons as Palin and Trump and they get a following. You seem not to appreciate that you need right thinking people to lead.
Posted by: L.Paul | May 31, 2011, 10:05 pm 10:05 pm
Two side show clowns meant for each other. Thanks to McCain for unleashing this public nuisance called Sarah Palin. She is an opportunist scavenging for a little fame in front of the camera. As for Donald Chump, when are we gonna see those tax returns and the bankruptcy records? Obama released his birth certificate.
Posted by: what667 | May 31, 2011, 10:09 pm 10:09 pm
Sarah Palin is touring some of the northeast’s historic landmarks, but does she understand the significance of the one’s she is visiting? I would love to give her a history quiz to see if she knows the basics about our country’s history. I can’t get over her claiming she had a wealth of foreign policy experience because she could see Russia from Alaska. I wonder what her domestic qualifications are…maybe a quiz would reveal some domestic qualification gems.
Posted by: Josh Talbot | May 31, 2011, 10:10 pm 10:10 pm
You guys got to be scared stiff democrats or you could have a plesant throught once in a while
Posted by: Leonard | May 31, 2011, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm
Two of the biggest egomantics in the US. It is amazing that New York didn’t blow up for these two in one room together. Maybe if they don’t run for President they can make a new WWE Tag Team called No we Can or Show me the Money? Not to creative but true.
Posted by: Thomas | May 31, 2011, 10:52 pm 10:52 pm
Worst case scenario… Trump will offer to pay for more than extra cheese pizza with sausage, pepperoni, meatballs, prosciutto, and moose testicles.
Posted by: iTeach Too | May 31, 2011, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm
Dumb and dumber…
Posted by: dzek | May 31, 2011, 10:58 pm 10:58 pm
Why are people afraid of and being obsessed with Sarah so much?
Posted by: acdc2012 | May 31, 2011, 11:12 pm 11:12 pm
It’s the Palump Summit
Posted by: Bilmen99 | May 31, 2011, 11:16 pm 11:16 pm
No, bilmen99, it’s the “Tralin Summit” ;-)
Posted by: puppyfeet217 | May 31, 2011, 11:20 pm 11:20 pm
I must admit those two are a hell of a lot better then the twit we have right now.
Posted by: Raymond | May 31, 2011, 11:22 pm 11:22 pm
I hope she runs,you can knock her down all you want but she gets back up everytime.Im glad she quit too.Obama basicaly quit and ran for president for 3 years.I would of quit if his Alaskan democrat hacks were filing ethics complaints and bankrupting my family a half million.As well as costing the state millions and preventing gov from doing the job right.She has being underestimated all her political life.Just keep doing that democrats and GOP establishment.
Posted by: Dave | May 31, 2011, 11:26 pm 11:26 pm
She will do anything or anybody too stay in the media! So much for her wanting privacy while on her so called vacation. This woman is such a fake and lyer… or is this the way Joe Vogler and members really are?!!!
So much for she isn’t on a political trip and her bus has nothing to do with politics… LOL, she is a clown of an act!!!
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:27 pm 11:27 pm
It’s surprising that someone who came into office as mayor promising to cut wasteful spending and lower property taxes, actually left office with Wasilla over $20 million in debt. Records show that when she entered office Wasilla’s debt was one million or less.
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:28 pm 11:28 pm
That’s called swindling you, Dave and fools OUT of your MONEY!!!
Get back up, it that was the case she would have kept her promise too those in Alaska and completed her term!!!
Yep, she is a get back up kinda gal!
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:30 pm 11:30 pm
Dave if only your blame game was legit… Guess this is the President fault as well. Will you all grow up and STOP telling lies on the President, this woman was charged with unethical acts for years before President Obama. Another ethics complaint aimed at holding Sarah Palin accountable has been filed with the Attorney General’s office by Anchorage resident and registered Republican Andrée McLeod. The document charges that Governor Palin has violated the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act for failure to submit completed and signed gift disclosure forms claiming gifts received by her and her family as specified by law.
“Governor Palin intentionally and willfully broke the Ethics Act by not claiming gifts timely, if at all,” McLeod said.
The Ethics Act is exceedingly and simply clear in that officials MUST claim gifts within 30 days of receipt. Yet, Sarah Palin states in a June 15th letter, “There are boxes of unopened mail at this point, even mail that was delivered in 2008. Thus, as initially disclosed, ‘we continue to open boxes’ and we consider any parcel “received” at the time it is opened.”
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:34 pm 11:34 pm
“The governor’s statement sets off alarms. Alaskans expect their public officials to follow the rules of law; especially the ones that are intended to keep them honest,” McLeod said. “Instead this woman admits to having no intention of complying with our laws.”
McLeod continues, “What possible reason is there for Palin to keep all these gifts a secret for so long? Why has she not disclosed them by the book now before quitting? ”
YEP that’s President Obama fault too why she will brake the law NOT to report all those gifts from Dave and friends!!!
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
I think it is a brilliant combination of two knowledgable people who understand “street smart” and the weakness of some who do not recognize two good down to earth people!
Posted by: Betty | May 31, 2011, 11:36 pm 11:36 pm
So does this mean his thugs he sent to Alaska wasn’t present during this pity meeting?!!
Trump watch out she is trying too scope in and buy your voters votes, Clinton voters were way too smart to fall for her breaking the ceiling and I am a political fantastic Governor and woman that is LOVED by the citizens of Alaska false stories!!!
Posted by: Janice jones | May 31, 2011, 11:40 pm 11:40 pm
A real meeting of the minds…. 2 idiots.
Posted by: KeithT | May 31, 2011, 11:48 pm 11:48 pm
Doesn’t this story belong in some supermarket tabloid?
Posted by: kevinbgoode | June 1, 2011, 12:09 am 12:09 am
I feel so warm and fuzzy reading that Trump and Palin are close now.
Posted by: MaeMobly | June 1, 2011, 1:41 am 1:41 am
The cat’s out of the bag so I will tell, what it be like:::::::
Sarah is talking about putting up a hotel and spa in Alaska and want’s Donald’s bid.
She starting with his input ~ It will go up for bid ~ like all her business did when she was Governor
She want’s a full presentation from him…..Think of the name, “Palin Resort And Spa’.
Posted by: Rocko | June 1, 2011, 1:41 am 1:41 am
Despite all the happy banter, Trump and Palin actually got into a squirmish over the last slice of pizza.
Posted by: I <3 Palinisms | June 1, 2011, 2:41 am 2:41 am
Two narcissists together. They carry their mirrors around with them where they go.
By the way – where’s TRIG??? And…. where is Willow??
Posted by: Things that make you go... | June 1, 2011, 2:52 am 2:52 am
I can’t think of a hotter ticket than Trump-Palin.
Posted by: sage | June 1, 2011, 3:47 am 3:47 am
They remind me of Abbot and Castello.
Posted by: Bob Ramos | June 1, 2011, 4:18 am 4:18 am
Who, indeed, cares for this charade? This woman may mistake curiosity of idle Americans for electoral votes. She wouldn’t get 30 per cent of Americans voting for her in any national office (not even now in Alaska–and she knows it), except in Arizona, her kind of state because of its hatred of Latinos and other immigrants.
Posted by: Dr. Sam | June 1, 2011, 4:55 am 4:55 am
And I thought George “where is my brain” Bush was bad.Gid help the planet if Palin the mom gets in charge.Then again america did vote for Bush twice,lol.How stupid can you get?
Posted by: notheusagain | June 1, 2011, 5:25 am 5:25 am
LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND PROUD OF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tAKE THAT TO THE BANK LIBS!
Posted by: melton | June 1, 2011, 10:56 am 10:56 am
These two are a pitiful symbol of this country’s denegration.
Posted by: John Flaherty | June 1, 2011, 9:54 pm 9:54 pm
Too bad trump didn’t run… obama says in his book Audactity of Hope..that the candidate with the highest name recognition, WINS.
Posted by: Save My Marriage | June 3, 2011, 8:27 am 8:27 am