Earlier this afternoon, news broke that a scheduled Trump event in Florida was canceled after Sarah Palin backed out:
JUST IN: Trump rally in Florida canceled after Palin backs out https://t.co/9nhaxkg5Oa pic.twitter.com/OihAN5coea
— The Hill (@thehill) March 14, 2016
Many speculated as to why Palin decided to back out. Soon enough, they got their answer:
JUST IN: Source: Todd Palin, husband of Sarah Palin, involved in "very serious" snowmobile crash; Palin's Trump event in Florida canceled.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) March 14, 2016
UPDATE: Source: Sarah Palin's husband involved in "very serious" crash, hospitalized in intensive care. https://t.co/Ol5zLhZYZF
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) March 14, 2016
BREAKING: Palin cancels Trump event after husband Todd involved in serious accident https://t.co/iXCz6E2W56 pic.twitter.com/3a5Wazaoor
— The Hill (@thehill) March 14, 2016
More from NBC News:
A source told NBC News that Todd Palin was in “a very serious” crash Sunday night and is currently hospitalized in intensive care.
In a statement, Trump’s campaign said: “Todd Palin was in a bad snow machine accident last night and is currently hospitalized. Governor Palin is returning to Alaska to be with her husband and looks forward to being back on the campaign trail soon. Mr. Trump’s thoughts and prayers are with the Palin family at this time.”
The former Alaska governor will stop by a Trump town hall in Tampa but has cancelled her other planned appearances with the GOP frontrunner, whom she endorsed earlier this year. She has been in contact with medical personnel and will be traveling back to Alaska today, the source said.
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Awful news. We send our thoughts and prayers to the Palin family, and to Todd especially.
@NBCNightlyNews Prayers to Sarah and family. I hope he will be ok.
— NancyP??? (@free2meetu) March 14, 2016
Will be praying for Todd & the Palins. https://t.co/VUL88HCpZL
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) March 14, 2016
Prayers needed for Todd Palin. Sarah Palin's husband was injured in a snow mobile accident. @SarahPalinUSA
— Trudy G (@TrudyG) March 14, 2016
I truly pray Todd Palin is okay.
— Barbara_I ? (@Barbara102006) March 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/MarkAVargas/status/709422249363836930
No trump or Palin fan, but American decency, something we all must embrace, demands that we wish Todd Palin well. https://t.co/siIVkI8iZQ
— Rich Kelsey (@RichKelsey) March 14, 2016
@CNNPolitics Sorry to hear & hope it's not too serious. Wish no harm even to those with whom I may differ. Best wishes to Todd & Palin fam.
— Ray Irwin (@RayIrwin085) March 14, 2016
@NBCNightlyNews @SarahPalinUSA Best thoughts and prayers for Todd and family. ?
— Phillip ?%?? Choose?????Life (@PhillipBurdine) March 14, 2016
Prayers for Todd Palin. Wow. https://t.co/gYulheZsEj
— Tony Boulton (@TonyBoulton) March 14, 2016
Horrible news about Todd Palin. Let's hope he's OK very soon.
— Jason Norman (@jnorman79) March 14, 2016
Prayers for the Palin family https://t.co/0C0Y9Eq66X
— Sarah Rumpf (@rumpfshaker) March 14, 2016
Regardless of what side you are on, please stop and say a prayer for Todd Palin.#PJNET #tcot #ccot https://t.co/5ax2oGxu7s
— líвєrtч lαdч ✞ ?? (@1Liberty_Lady) March 14, 2016
I think we can all put our politics aside long enough to hope Todd Palin recovers from his injuries https://t.co/hcyU9w7niH
— CTIronman (@CTIronman) March 14, 2016
@GarrettHaake @AlexNBCNews Praying for the Palin family. I disagree with her political endorsement, but I pray God heals Todd Palin.
— Sandy Pierce (@SandyPierce) March 14, 2016
https://twitter.com/TidalCharm/status/709421687641608192
@NBCNightlyNews Let's ALL pray for Todd Palin and for the family! PLEASE PRAY!
— Peg Gentle (@pjgentle) March 14, 2016
Wishing Todd Palin a quick recovery. Hope he's okay.
— Cortney O'Brien (@obrienc2) March 14, 2016
@meetthepress @NBCNightlyNews Oh no! All politics aside, you never want something like that…I pray he is ok & recovers. Yikes!
— Ne Kia Davenport (@NeKiaDavenport) March 14, 2016
Saddened to hear the news about Todd. Heidi and I will be keeping him and the entire Palin family in our thoughts and prayers.
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 14, 2016
We hope for a swift and full recovery.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.
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Update:
Here’s video of CNN’s report:
Todd Palin injured in snow machine crash, Sarah Palin cancels Donald Trump events https://t.co/eMIjY3IQQo https://t.co/FQIFg98wEm
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) March 14, 2016
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