Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is set to hold a 'campaign kickoff' outside Des Moines, Iowa, returning to a crucial early nominating state for the first time since announcing he is running for president.
Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, who has a history of doling out influential primary endorsements, told ABC News in an interview that he believes some of the discussion around DeSantis' ability to campaign is exaggerated.
The governor first announced his presidential run on Twitter along with Elon Musk, though the start of their event last week wasFormer President Donald Trump watches the first round of the LIV Golf Tournament at Trump National Golf Club, May 26, 2023, in Sterling, Va."We know our country's going in the wrong direction. We see it with our eyes and we feel it in our bones," DeSantis said then, echoing a line from his campaign announcement video: "Decline is a choice.
DeSantis enters the 2024 race as Trump's biggest threat so far for the Republican presidential nomination, early polls show. In this May 13, 2023 file photo Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, poses for a photo with audience members during a fundraising picnic for Rep. Randy Feenstra in Sioux Center, Iowa."He started attacking me leading into the midterm election. I don't know why he did it," DeSantis said in one radio interview. "Then, after I won a big victory, he wasn't happy with that."
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