Trump blames Iowa for being too close DeSantis-Courier.id

Governor Ron DeSantis calls his state of Florida “the Iowa of Southeast.” Governor Kim Reynolds says Iowa is the “Florida of the North.”. The Republican-dominated Iowa Legislature, in a special session convened by Reynolds, passed a law earlier yesterday that bans abortions after the first six weeks that many women don’t know they sign into law. DeSantis and Governor Reynolds in Florida praised him, while Donald Trump said he was against the rules.

Iowa Republicans have six months left before a caucus to choose their choice of the party’s nominee for the White House: by tradition they would be the first in the nation.. DeSantis hopes to use Iowa as a bulwark and must succeed in fending off Trump, who trails him by 31 points in the national polling average. The former president, on the other hand, aims to make it clear once and for all that he has no rivals in Iowa (he wants to win where he lost in 2016).

In addition to competing for voters, Trump and DeSantis are competing for the support of the Iowa governor. Reynolds, 63, has a 90% approval rating among Republicans, traditionally unpopular And introduces various visiting candidates: Trump, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Tim Scott… but he also warms to introducing Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, and they have a common advisor. The friendship was forged during the pandemic when both governors fought federal guidance wanting to open up their states. The former president regards Reynolds as his creature (“He wouldn’t have won without me”) and cries of betrayal (as DeSantis takes the field). At Trump’s last rally in Iowa, the governor was not there.