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Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed a rival of Donald Trump in the Iowa GOP caucuses, but threw her support behind the former president Wednesday after he nearly swept Super Tuesday presidential nominating contests.
“Joe Biden has been a disaster for our country. Higher prices, inflation, an open border, crime, and the destruction of America’s image on the world stage,” Reynolds posted Wednesday afternoon on the social media platform X.
“I will do everything to defeat him and elect Donald J. Trump for President of the United States!” she wrote, following it with an American flag emoji.
About two months before Iowa’s Republican caucuses, Reynolds — in an unusual move for any sitting Iowa governor leading up to the caucuses — endorsed a presidential candidate: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“To be quite honest, he is one of the most effective leaders I have ever seen,” Reynolds said of DeSantis in November. “We need someone who will fight for you and win for you, someone who won’t get distracted but will stay disciplined, who puts his country first and not himself. That leader is Ron DeSantis.”
When Trump heard of the news of her endorsement, he called Reynolds “disloyal” and said on social media that it would be the "the end of her political career." He also took out TV ads in response, showing Reynolds praising him in previous rallies, dating back to 2016.
DeSantis came in a distant second in the Iowa Republican caucuses in January and soon dropped out of the race. On Tuesday, Trump won more than a dozen Republican nominating contests, which pushed his last main rival — former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley — from the GOP presidential race.
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Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds endorsed a rival of Donald Trump in the Iowa GOP caucuses, but threw her support behind the former president Wednesday after he nearly swept Super Tuesday presidential nominating contests.
“Joe Biden has been a disaster for our country. Higher prices, inflation, an open border, crime, and the destruction of America’s image on the world stage,” Reynolds posted Wednesday afternoon on the social media platform X.
“I will do everything to defeat him and elect Donald J. Trump for President of the United States!” she wrote, following it with an American flag emoji.
About two months before Iowa’s Republican caucuses, Reynolds — in an unusual move for any sitting Iowa governor leading up to the caucuses — endorsed a presidential candidate: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
“To be quite honest, he is one of the most effective leaders I have ever seen,” Reynolds said of DeSantis in November. “We need someone who will fight for you and win for you, someone who won’t get distracted but will stay disciplined, who puts his country first and not himself. That leader is Ron DeSantis.”
When Trump heard of the news of her endorsement, he called Reynolds “disloyal” and said on social media that it would be the "the end of her political career." He also took out TV ads in response, showing Reynolds praising him in previous rallies, dating back to 2016.
DeSantis came in a distant second in the Iowa Republican caucuses in January and soon dropped out of the race. On Tuesday, Trump won more than a dozen Republican nominating contests, which pushed his last main rival — former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley — from the GOP presidential race.
Reynolds endorses Trump after Super Tuesday victories
The governor’s endorsement comes after she supported Ron DeSantis in Iowa’s GOP caucuses.
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