Republican Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds says that former President Donald Trump is "misleading" Iowa voters ahead of the caucus with a campaign ad that shows her endorsing Trump.
"It’s misleading and it’s not fair to Iowans," the governor said Monday night in an interview with Fox News Digital.
The ad shows old clips of Reynolds voicing praise for Trump. Although Reynolds backed the former president in his 2016 and 2020 campaigns and took a neutral position at the beginning of the 2024 campaign cycle, she has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president.
"He was upset with me because I was going to stay neutral at the beginning of the campaign for the first-in-the-nation caucus, which I did for seven months," Reynolds told Fox News and crowds in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Following her DeSantis endorsement, Trump dubbed Reynolds the "worst governor in the country," saying her endorsement "didn’t mean anything" and it was "worthless."
Kim Reynolds (L) hosts Ron DeSantis during one of her "Fair-Side Chats" at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, IowaChip Somodevilla/Getty Images
"That’s on one hand, and now we look at another hand – he’s using me in a commercial that dates back to 2016 and again [is] misleading Iowans as if I was endorsing him and going back and forth," the governor told Fox News. "In 2016 and 2020 I supported President Trump. I endorsed him. I helped him in the state of Iowa. It's a different day. It’s a different time."
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The Republican Iowa Caucus will kick off the primary election season on January 15.
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"It’s misleading and it’s not fair to Iowans," the governor said Monday night in an interview with Fox News Digital.
The ad shows old clips of Reynolds voicing praise for Trump. Although Reynolds backed the former president in his 2016 and 2020 campaigns and took a neutral position at the beginning of the 2024 campaign cycle, she has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president.
"He was upset with me because I was going to stay neutral at the beginning of the campaign for the first-in-the-nation caucus, which I did for seven months," Reynolds told Fox News and crowds in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Following her DeSantis endorsement, Trump dubbed Reynolds the "worst governor in the country," saying her endorsement "didn’t mean anything" and it was "worthless."
Kim Reynolds (L) hosts Ron DeSantis during one of her "Fair-Side Chats" at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023 in Des Moines, IowaChip Somodevilla/Getty Images
"That’s on one hand, and now we look at another hand – he’s using me in a commercial that dates back to 2016 and again [is] misleading Iowans as if I was endorsing him and going back and forth," the governor told Fox News. "In 2016 and 2020 I supported President Trump. I endorsed him. I helped him in the state of Iowa. It's a different day. It’s a different time."
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The Republican Iowa Caucus will kick off the primary election season on January 15.
Governor Kim Reynolds Slams Trump for 'Misleading' Ad in Iowa
Although Reynolds backed the former president in his 2016 and 2020 campaigns, she has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president
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