Donald Trump for president: Sarah Palin shows support for candidacy; believes immigrants should 'speak American'

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Sarah Palin is open about her support for Donald Trump as a presidential candidate for the upcoming 2016 election. In an interview with Jake Tapper from CNN's "State of the Union," Palin revealed she agrees with Trump's belief that immigrants in the United States should learn to speak English, reports Occupy Democrats.

The Sydney Morning Herald explains that Trump has criticized fellow presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, for frequently speaking Spanish during his speeches. The billionaire business man argues that America is "a nation that speaks English."

.@SarahPalinUSA said it's a "benefit" for Jeb Bush to speak Spanish, but thinks immigrants should learn English https://t.co/CqR5wCuJg7

— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) September 6, 2015

Palin echoed Trump's words during her interview with CNN. She complimented Bush for being bilingual, but ultimately sided with Trump's belief that America should have a unifying language: English.

"It's a benefit of Bush to be able to be so fluent, because we have a large and wonderful Hispanic population building America, and that's a great connection he has with them," said the former governor to Alaska, reports Jezebel.

"On the other hand, I think we can send a message and say, 'You want to be in America,' A, you'd better be here legally or you're out of here. B, when you're here, let's speak American...let's speak English, and that's a kind of a unifying aspect of the nation is the language that is understood by all," Palin added.

According to the Washington Post, Trump has stated before that Palin would be a good addition to his administration, if he were to win the presidency. He finds the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee to be a special person, who is well-informed about the issues currently plaguing America.

Palin has also shown interest in being part of Trump's administration as the head of the Department of Energy. The former Alaskan governor argued that she knows a lot about oil, gas and minerals, so she would be a perfect fit for the job.

As the head of the Department of Energy, Palin promised to give more control and power over lands to the state governments and to stop relying so much on other nations for resources.

"If I were head of [the Department of Energy], I would get rid of it. And I would let the states start having more control over the lands that are within their boundaries and the people who are affected by the developments within their space," Palin said.