Former President Donald Trump made his first trip to Iowa since announcing his third presidential bid on Monday where he took shots at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who made his Iowa debut on Friday.
Ron Johnson/APFormer President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa.The two politicians seen as the top Republicans in the race for their party's 2024 presidential nomination have made their opening pitches to Iowa voters. Former President Donald Trump made his first trip to the state since announcing his third presidential bid on Monday where he took shots at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who made his Iowa debut on Friday.
Trump's visit came following last week's news that the former president has been invited to testify in front of a New York grand jury, a move that's widely understood to mean he could soon face criminal charges. Trump, who came in second in the 2016 Iowa Republican caucuses and won Iowa in the general election that year and again in 2020, told the audience they were much better off with him in the White House than President Joe Biden or DeSantis, his chief rival.
"I don't disagree with a lot of Trump's policies but I think he's just too abrasive," said Ron Schorg, who is retired from the life insurance industry."He's got too much baggage right now to get anything done. And if good, you get elected, and I don't think he can get elected."
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