U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio was not shy about who he is supporting as the 2024 Republican candidate to take on President Joe Biden as he spoke at a fundraiser in University Heights Saturday for one of his congressional colleagues.
Jordan, while stumping for second-term Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Courtyard Marriott sixth-floor ballroom overlooking Kinnick Stadium, told a crowd that while he knows people may be supporting different Republicans in 2024, he wanted to thank them for supporting former President Donald Trump in the past. He said he thinks Trump did more as president than any other president in his lifetime.
"(Trump) did more of what he said he would do than any other president I've ever seen and he did it with everyone against him," Jordan said.
Jordan's visit comes just after former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced she would run for the Republican nomination for president against Trump and will soon visit Iowa to campaign. Several other potential candidates like former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Senator Tim Scott are hinting at runs while crisscrossing the state as the 2024 cycle begins in Iowa.
Miller-Meeks said she's asked Jordan herself whether he has presidential ambitions and he said he is not interested in running for president at this time, but didn't rule out him doing so in the future. While Jordan and Miller-Meeks did field questions from the audience, Jordan did not stick around to elaborate on some of his statements.
"(Jordan has) a lane that he really likes right now and he's chairman of the (House Judiciary Committee) and on the Oversight Committee. It's very important to him and it's what he likes to do" she said.
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Miller-Meeks said she is not ready to endorse a candidate at this point in time but will be appearing at future events for candidates who come to Iowa, as she has already done several times. Miller-Meeks has campaigned alongside Haley in Davenport and Cedar Rapids and also invited U.S. Senators Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to her annual tailgate fundraiser in Johnson County.
"First-in-the-nation caucus is something that we consider to be very valuable. Iowa does a great job of vetting candidates, letting candidates from any walk of life and regardless of how much money they have in the bank to be able to come up," she said.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, listens to a question from the audience during a campaign fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at the Courtyard By Marriott Iowa City-University Heights in University Heights, Iowa.
Jordan, widely considered one of the most conservative members of Congress, is a close ally of Trump and is among the members of Congress facing scrutiny because of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He touted Trump's response to the investigations he faces, including new ones both Trump and Biden face due to classified documents recovered at their private residences.
Jordan told an anecdote about how he called Trump after his home, Mar-a-Lago, was raided by the FBI as the agency sought to recover more than 100 classified documents the former president refused to turn over. He said Trump answered the phone and said, "Jim, this is the best thing that has ever happened," because he viewed the raid as a political win.
"I like his toughness. (Trump) is so American. He hates losing," Jordan said.
Jordan went on the attack against "the Left," Democrats in Congress and Biden, and made a number of claims about them wanting to attack and curb the freedoms of U.S. citizens. He and Miller-Meeks spoke about pursuing more oversight over the FBI and other federal agencies now that Republicans control Congress.
"Today's Left is so darn mean. You gotta have someone with (Trump's) attitude... in this crazy business that we're in," he said.
Jordan, while stumping for second-term Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks at the Courtyard Marriott sixth-floor ballroom overlooking Kinnick Stadium, told a crowd that while he knows people may be supporting different Republicans in 2024, he wanted to thank them for supporting former President Donald Trump in the past. He said he thinks Trump did more as president than any other president in his lifetime.
"(Trump) did more of what he said he would do than any other president I've ever seen and he did it with everyone against him," Jordan said.
Jordan's visit comes just after former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced she would run for the Republican nomination for president against Trump and will soon visit Iowa to campaign. Several other potential candidates like former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Senator Tim Scott are hinting at runs while crisscrossing the state as the 2024 cycle begins in Iowa.
Miller-Meeks said she's asked Jordan herself whether he has presidential ambitions and he said he is not interested in running for president at this time, but didn't rule out him doing so in the future. While Jordan and Miller-Meeks did field questions from the audience, Jordan did not stick around to elaborate on some of his statements.
"(Jordan has) a lane that he really likes right now and he's chairman of the (House Judiciary Committee) and on the Oversight Committee. It's very important to him and it's what he likes to do" she said.
More:Where and when are presidential candidates visiting Iowa?
Miller-Meeks said she is not ready to endorse a candidate at this point in time but will be appearing at future events for candidates who come to Iowa, as she has already done several times. Miller-Meeks has campaigned alongside Haley in Davenport and Cedar Rapids and also invited U.S. Senators Rick Scott of Florida and Tom Cotton of Arkansas to her annual tailgate fundraiser in Johnson County.
"First-in-the-nation caucus is something that we consider to be very valuable. Iowa does a great job of vetting candidates, letting candidates from any walk of life and regardless of how much money they have in the bank to be able to come up," she said.
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, right, listens to a question from the audience during a campaign fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at the Courtyard By Marriott Iowa City-University Heights in University Heights, Iowa.
Jordan, widely considered one of the most conservative members of Congress, is a close ally of Trump and is among the members of Congress facing scrutiny because of the Jan. 6 insurrection. He touted Trump's response to the investigations he faces, including new ones both Trump and Biden face due to classified documents recovered at their private residences.
Jordan told an anecdote about how he called Trump after his home, Mar-a-Lago, was raided by the FBI as the agency sought to recover more than 100 classified documents the former president refused to turn over. He said Trump answered the phone and said, "Jim, this is the best thing that has ever happened," because he viewed the raid as a political win.
"I like his toughness. (Trump) is so American. He hates losing," Jordan said.
Jordan went on the attack against "the Left," Democrats in Congress and Biden, and made a number of claims about them wanting to attack and curb the freedoms of U.S. citizens. He and Miller-Meeks spoke about pursuing more oversight over the FBI and other federal agencies now that Republicans control Congress.
"Today's Left is so darn mean. You gotta have someone with (Trump's) attitude... in this crazy business that we're in," he said.
Jim Jordan pitches Trump as 2024 candidate at Mariannette Miller-Meeks rally
Jordan spoke highly of former President Donald Trump just days after Nikki Haley announced she would run against him. Miller-Meeks declined to endorse anyone yet.
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