The Republican Party Takes Over The State of Iowa on Saturday.
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President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are set to headline competing events in Iowa this weekend as speculation continues to mount that DeSantis could soon officially declare his candidacy.
Trump will rally supporters at the Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park in Des Moines, in his second visit to Iowa since launching his 2024 campaign, marking his third bid for the White House.
Trump’s campaign said that the 45th President is going to keep Saturday’s speech focused on Iowa farmers and the end of Title 42, saying that letting it expire is “a total disaster for the country.”
DeSantis will headline Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Randy Fennstra’s annual fundraiser in Sioux Center on Saturday and later host a reception and lead a conversation with GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann at The Hotel at Kirkwood Center in Cedar Rapids.
The Florida governor, who hasn’t officially announced a presidential campaign, has held events in early primary states. His political campaign said that DeSantis helped raise $4 million for Republicans on the state and local level with his fundraising visit since the beginning of March.
Trump has a large lead over GOP hopefuls. According to a FiveThirtyEight poll, Trump leads with 52.1% of potential Republican primary voters and DeSantis follows with 22.5%.
Other potential GOP contenders are set to be in Iowa this weekend. Vivek Ramaswamy, whose campaign arrived in Iowa on Friday.
He said Iowa isn’t just about ticking a box for him, this is somewhere he’s putting in the time and he thinks it is paying off. He’s also proposing to raise the legal voting age from 18 to 25, which he calls one of the most ambitious proposals of his campaign.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis's rally is set to air at 12:30 pm on ACRP TV (Newsmax) President Trump’s pre-rally starts at 4:00 pm on ACRP TV (Real America’s Voice) and at 7:00 pm President Trump’s remarks will air on Real America’s Voice and Newsmax on ACRP TV, the ACRP phone app (iPhone & Android) and the ACRP website at www.ashtabulagop.com