Sarah Palin spoke out for the first time since the publicized family brawl in defense of her daughter Bristol Palin, according to the New York Daily News.
"I love my Bristol! My straight-shooter is one of the strongest young women you'll ever meet. I have to say this as a proud mama: right up there with their work ethic and heart for those less fortunate, my kids' defense of family makes my heart soar!," the former Governor of Alaska wrote in a message on Facebook.
Bristol, 23, became involved in a scuffle after her brother Track, 25, confronted one of his sister Willow's ex-boyfriends at a party in Anchorage, the Daily News reported.
Partygoer Eric Thompson told ABC that the former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant was "punching [another man] in the face" repeatedly, adding that "she was really hitting him," according to the Daily News.
Palin made no mention of the fight in her Facebook post, but she did refer vaguely to media coverage of her children, the Daily News reported.
"As you can imagine, they and my extended family have experienced so many things (liberal media-driven) that may have crushed others without a strong foundation of faith," she wrote, "and I'm thankful for our friends' prayer shield that surrounds them, allowing faith to remain their anchor. Thank you, prayer warriors! I love you!," the post read, according to the Daily News.
Thompson gave an interview about being blacklisted in his hometown in Alaska for speaking out about the fight and what he witnessed.
In the video, Thompson says he received a call from his boss firing him shortly after an interview with "Good Morning America" aired with his testimony of the incident that night.
"Now, I don't have a job," Thompson said. "I wanted to show that one minute you're in a beautiful home, your life is good, and the next minute you're on the street holding a cardboard sign."
Thompson is now soliciting cash on a website, GoFundMe.com, in order to survive. He has raised $7,600 of his $8,500 goal.
"Sometimes, when you speak out and tell the truth, there are consequences," Thompson says in the video.
