Trump will maintain a 30 percent support in Iowa (USA), according to a Republican politician
MADRID, 14 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –
A tornado alert has forced former US President Donald Trump to cancel an outdoor rally Saturday in the state of Iowa on the same day that his “potential rival” for the Republican Party nomination and Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, has met with voters in the same state.
Trump has assured that he would reschedule the rally for a short time and has asked to seek refuge, as published by the US chain NBC News.
The cancellation of the rally, which Trump would have purposely scheduled to coincide with DeSantis’ visit according to Republican sources cited by the newspaper ‘The Hill’, has prevented the “duel” between the two main candidates in the Republican primary elections.
Although the governor of Florida has not yet officially presented his candidacy, he is expected to announce it soon, according to US media.
The former president has a 31 percentage point advantage over DeSantis, according to Real Clear Politics polls cited by NBC, Republican experts have assured that DeSantis has obtained the support of 37 party lawmakers this week.
REACTION TO TRUMP’S GUILT OF SEXUAL ABUSE
Trump’s arrival in Iowa occurred two days after a New York court found him guilty of sexually abusing the writer Elizabeth Jean Carroll in 1996, and years later defaming her when she publicly denounced the assault, although she has considered that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether Trump raped Carroll.
After the publication of the verdict, Trump insisted that his trial “is a continuation of the biggest witch hunt in history”, and has called it “a very unfair trial”, which is why he will file an appeal.
Despite the verdict, Republican politician and president of the conservative Family Leader social organization, Bob Vander Plaats, has assured Fox News that Trump “will probably start with 30 percent support that probably won’t go anywhere. They will stay with the former president.
Plaats has emphasized that the state’s voters “know that sexual assault, sexual assault, is wrong at any time for anyone,” but that he doesn’t think anyone would be surprised by the verdict.
While Iowa, along with New Hampshire, have played an “outsized role” in presidential politics, their role is not to elect the next president, but to “approve” candidates and allow them to carry their message to the people, he has explained Republican politician Jeff Kaufmann to Fox News.
2023-05-14 12:15:52
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