"We will never surrender to the woke mob," DeSantis told an audience of more than 1,000 at the Rhythm City Casino Resort in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport, his first Iowa stop as he moves toward seeking the 2024 GOP presidential nomination. "Our state is where woke goes to die."
"I think we really have done a great job of drawing a line in the sand and saying the purpose of our schools is to educate kids, not indoctrinate them," DeSantis said in the auditorium on the Iowa state fairgrounds. "Parents should be able to send their kids to school without having somebody's agenda shoved down their throat."
Sandy Bodine said she was impressed with DeSantis as the ballroom emptied out after Friday's morning event. But others in the crowd suggested they would stick with the former president. Retiree Al Greenfield, of Davenport, said he came out of curiosity but "I don't particularly care for" the Florida governor. "He doesn't have the experience," said Greenfield, who's 70. "He doesn't know the swamp."Nearby stood Diana Otterman, of Bettendorf, who was still considering her options.
Barletta had accused Trump of disloyalty after the former president endorsed a rival in his gubernatorial primary.
DeSantis 2024 💪🇺🇸
Trump 2024. He will complete what he started.
Go Ron Go!
Trump 2024. DeSantis 2028.
Backed by Soros & the WEF he's alot like PierrePoilievre Diet Matrix
DeSantis has 20% support...Trump has 60%. Cry.
This is not unbiased reporting '.....the Florida governor's threatening language that criticized young transgender people and their parents.' What evidence is there to support this claim? I ask AP, not the White House.
He's not even close to Trump atm
CTV News sounds like CNN and MSNBC more every day DeSantis hasn’t even said he’s running and why would he just to be harassed by the left wing party he’s doing good as Florida governor
Florida man freezes in Iowa.
Put another way - as interest in Trump continues to fade.
Ron and his medieval rise from torturer at Guantanamo Prison to Right Populist presidential candidate... 🤪