Although the two will be hours away from each other, the split-screen moment is a first for the two national Republican powerhouses. It's an early preview of a match-up between the former president and DeSantis.
His visit to Iowa will provide a test of his personal appeal as he mingles with local Iowa Republican officials, donors and volunteers, all under the glare of the national media.in March, promoting his memoir at events that drew more than 1,000 people in Davenport and Des Moines. Although DeSantis shook hands along the rope line near the stage after the events, he didn't have a lot of interaction with voters.
Trump, by contrast, is headlining a rally expected to draw several thousand people to an outdoor amphitheater in Des Moines’ Water Works Park on Saturday evening. While Saturday is their first time in Iowa at the same time, Trump held a rally in Davenport three days after DeSantis did in March and took aim at him on renewable fuel and federal entitlements.DeSantis has largely ignored Trump’s jabs, which have included suggesting impropriety with young girls as a teacher decades ago, questioning his sexuality and dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious.”related to hush money paid to a porn actor.
Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., also has been airing spots highlighting DeSantis’ votes to cut Social Security and Medicare and raise the retirement age. The group even targeted DeSantis' snacking habits, running an ad that called for him to keep his “pudding fingers” off those benefits, a reference to a report in The Daily Beast that the governor ate chocolate pudding with his fingers instead of a spoon on a plane several years ago.
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DeSantis And Trump Will Look To Sway Iowa GOP Activists At Dueling EventsAlthough the two men will be hours away from each other, the split-screen moment in Iowa is a first for the two national Republican powerhouses.
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