"Stay tuned, we will reschedule soon," Trump posted on Truth Social. The National Weather Service had issued a tornado watch for counties stretching from northwestern Iowa to far southeastern Iowa, including Polk County, extending until 7 p.m. Trump was to speak to a crowd at Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park in Des Moines at 7 p.m. More: Ahead of likely 2024 run, DeSantis calls for 'positive alternative' to Biden in Iowa The event would have marked Trump's second visit to Iowa since announcing his 2024 presidential candidacy in March. Ron DeSantis was in the state for events in Sioux Center and Cedar Rapids. The scheduled appearance had drawn additional attention because it was scheduled the same day as likely presidential contender Florida Gov. Sorry.Supporters of former President Donald Trump exit the Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines after Trump’s Des Moines rally was postponed due to bad weather on Saturday, May 13, 2023.įormer President Donald has canceled an outdoor rally planned for Saturday evening in Des Moines, citing possible severe weather. "And then he turned around and started acting like him and is trying to run. "He only got where he was because Trump helped him," she said. Rairden said she doesn't like DeSantis, saying DeSantis tries to act like Trump and "you can't be Trump." "They need to get Joe Biden out of office and Trump back in."
She and her parents drove nearly two hours to attend Saturday's event. "And he has a business mindset, which I think fits in the role of the presidency better than a politician does."īarbara Rairden, a 31-year-old stay-at-home mom from Albany, Missouri, was also hoping to hear Trump speak. "When he was president we had a better economy and less inflation and lower gas prices and lower prices of everything," Baker said.
She said she likes that Trump is not a politician and said he's exposed corruption within the government. The event was later postponed due to weather. My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell greets supporters of former President Donald Trump during a rally at the Lauridsen Amphitheater at Water Works Park in Des Moines on Saturday, May 13, 2023. "I’ve never seen him in person, I’ve never heard him speak in person, and this would have been really monumental."īaker, a doctor, said she's committed to supporting Trump in 2024 and isn't considering other candidates this year. “We are proud to receive the support of Iowa’s most conservative and committed Republicans,” Marshall Moreau, the Trump campaign's Iowa state director said in a statement. “These grassroots leaders have long fought for the America First Movement and are just the beginning of an army that President Trump is building to win the First-in-the-Nation Republican caucuses.”Ĭharity Baker drove down from Clear Lake with a coworker for the event and was disappointed to see it canceled. Trump did announce the endorsements Saturday of about 150 grassroots Republicans and elected officials across Iowa, including about a dozen state legislators.Ī news release from the Trump campaign said the endorsements show Trump's "commanding position in the Hawkeye State."
Supporters of former President Donald Trump exit the Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines after Trump’s Des Moines rally was postponed due to bad weather on Saturday, May 13, 2023.įormer President Donald has canceled an outdoor rally planned for Saturday evening in Des Moines, citing possible severe weather.
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