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Donald Trump’s Iowa State Fair spectacle draws big support

Updated on: 14 August,2023 07:51 AM IST  |  Des Moines
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All the while, Trump not-so-subtly tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his main rival in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses who was on the fairgrounds at the same time

Donald Trump’s Iowa State Fair spectacle draws big support

Donald Trump at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa. Pic/AP

Donald Trump on Saturday created a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair. He attracted thousands of sweating, chanting supporters to his stops at the Iowa Pork Producers tent, a baby farm animal exhibit and a popular Grand Concourse pub.


All the while, Trump not-so-subtly tried to set himself apart from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his main rival in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses who was on the fairgrounds at the same time.


Just as DeSantis and his family were wrapping up their day at the fair, meeting with Iowa Republican leaders and activists, Trump descended into the huge scrum of backers accompanied by about a dozen Florida US House members.


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