Sarah Palin's son was charged for allegedly battering his girlfriend in their home in Wasilla, Alaska - an act that the former Alaska governor attributed to her son's PTSD.

Twenty-six-year-old Track Palin, an Iraq veteran, was charged with domestic violence from the Third Judicial District of Alaska which includes fourth-degree assault, interfering with a report of a domestic violence crime and possession of a weapon while intoxicated, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Police reports say that he punched his girlfriend in the face during an argument.

However, Sarah Palin still appeared during Donald Trump's campaign in Oklahoma where she explained her side of the story.

"I guess it's kind of the elephant in the room because my own family going through what we're going through today with my son, a combat vet ... like so many others, they come back a bit different, they come back hardened," Palin said, according to USA Today.

She proceeded to say that what happened was a case of failed veteran care during President Obama's administration.

"They have to question if they're respected anymore. It starts from the top," Palin said, USA Today reported.

"The question, though, that comes from our own president where they have to look at him and wonder, 'Do you know what we go through? Do you know what we're trying to do to secure America?'," she added.

The police in Wasilla said the unidentified girl involved in the alleged violence was not charged or detained.

"An investigation revealed Track Palin had committed a domestic assault on a female, interfered with her ability to report a crime of domestic violence, and possessed a firearm while intoxicated," the police said, according to the New York Daily News.

"Palin was held without bail until arraignment," they added.

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