Trump Casts Haley, DeSantis as ‘Establishment’ Politicians Whom Iowans Cannot Trust

About 2,600 people waited hours in the cold to hear former President Donald Trump speak. He called on Iowans to send a ’thunderous message' with their votes.
Trump Casts Haley, DeSantis as ‘Establishment’ Politicians Whom Iowans Cannot Trust
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a rally in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Jan. 5, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Janice Hisle
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MASON CITY, Iowa–Former president Donald Trump shifted his campaign-trail message on Friday as he cast his two distant Republican challengers as “establishment politicians.” And he said Iowans cannot trust them to correct the problematic policies that his successor, Democrat President Joe Biden, adopted.

“I am the only candidate in this race who is up to the task of saving America from every single Biden disaster,” President Trump said at the North Iowa Events Center, where police estimated the near-capacity audience at 2,600.

The former president declared that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, “and the rest of the pack will never be able to do what I do” to shut down record-breaking illegal immigration.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
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Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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