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13. First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Thu May 5, 2016, 09:15 PM

May 2016

Source: CNN

First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president

By Dana Bash, CNN
Updated 0056 GMT (0856 HKT) May 6, 2016

Washington (CNN) - Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry told CNN Thursday he will support Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee and will do everything he can do to help him get elected.

Perry, speaking by phone from his hometown of Roundtop, Texas, acknowledged Trump is not his ideal choice. When Perry was a candidate for president earlier in the 2016 cycle, he was the first to come out and criticize Trump and question his conservative credentials, calling his candidacy a "cancer on conservatism."

"He is not a perfect man. But what I do believe is that he loves this country and he will surround himself with capable, experienced people and he will listen to them," Perry said Thursday.

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When asked if Perry would consider being Trump's running mate, he left the door wide open.

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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/05/politics/rick-perry-endorses-donald-trump/

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Rick Perry says he would join national ticket with Trump [View all] RandySF May 2016 OP

Female POC..has to be Jackie Wilson Said May 2016 #1

Yes. And I think she will be Nikki Haley. She's a beautiful Governor so she meets Trumps specs. pnwmom May 2016 #11

Carly? world wide wally May 2016 #2

Dumber/Dumbest 2016!! hatrack May 2016 #3

PLEASE give me relevance!!! underpants May 2016 #4

There are three reasons Rick Perry is excited by Donald Trump's ticket Johonny May 2016 #5

Lots of tea partiers still have a thing for Palin Fresh_Start May 2016 #6

palin believes in end times, yortsed snacilbuper May 2016 #7

thats certainly possible Fresh_Start May 2016 #14

And she'd be impeachment insurance for Trump DesertRat May 2016 #17

Kind of like, "Good Cop, Bad Cop". Wilms May 2016 #8

It doesnt matter MFM008 May 2016 #9

Norman Goldman is predicting... 3catwoman3 May 2016 #10

Big rumor here in Alabama it will be Sessions ... LannyDeVaney May 2016 #18

And endorse Brawndo catnhatnh May 2016 #12

First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president Eugene May 2016 #13

Oh boy! Can he remember how to get there? lonestarnot May 2016 #15

No surprise there Egnever May 2016 #16

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