Haley, DeSantis to Appear in Back-to-Back Town Halls in Iowa

The forum is another opportunity for both candidates to position themselves against each other and President Trump the clear frontrunner for the GOP nomination.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and former South Carolina governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley gesture as they speak during the fourth Republican presidential primary debate at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, on Dec. 6, 2023. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley will take part in back-to-back town-hall-style meetings in Iowa on Jan. 4, just 11 days before the Iowa caucuses, the first-in-the-nation presidential nominating contest.

The event, organized by CNN, features the two Republicans who have mounted the strongest challenge to former President Donald Trump, who continues to lead most national and Iowa polls by a wide margin.