Former President Donald Trump, the leading GOP presidential candidate, will be notably absent.
Casey DeSantis wore a black leather jacket in 86-degree weather with the words “Where Woke Goes to Die” and an outline of Florida on the back. It brought to mind comparisons to first lady Melania Trump, who famously sent a back-of-the-jacket message of her own in 2018 with a green-hooded jacket that read “” as she departed the White House for a trip to visit migrant children in Texas.
“One of the reporters just asked me if we’re showing up more in Iowa, what our lane would be. I said I'm more worried about the lane we’re going to be staying in today,” Pence joked. “It’s time for a new-generation leader. We’ve got to leave the baggage of the negativity behind," she said. In their speeches, the GOP candidates hit on similar conservative themes: criticizing President Joe Biden, promising tough policies on China and the U.S.-Mexico border and restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming policies.
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