Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his top rival for the Republican presidential nomination, hold competing events at the Iowa State Fair
of Iowa for her"fair side chats," was met with a group of protesters blowing whistles. And a plane flying a"Be Likeable Ron!" banner circled in the skies above.
"I think Donald Trump’s attacks on Kim Reynolds are totally out of bounds. I couldn’t disagree with it any more. And she’s done nothing but do a great job. She’s never done anything to him.," he said.DeSantis argued,"That’s just how he operates — to attack one of the best governors in the country. . . . I disagree with the attacks against her. He’s way out of bounds, and at the end of the day, I’m glad that Kim Reynolds is at the helm here in the state of Iowa.
Pointing toward Trump without mentioning him by name, DeSantis said,"Someone’s not willing to do that, that just shows you they’re running – their campaign’s more about them than about the broader public and the American people. . . . I think every candidate should agree to support the nominee." The former president - who enjoys a large double-digit lead over DeSantis and the rest of the large field of Republican White House hopefuls in the latest surveys in Iowa, the other early voting states, and national polls, vowed thta"we’ll be back. We don’t want to take any chances."
Former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate, is interviewed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair, on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa
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