The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa State Fair before his visit last weekend was more than just a gesture to the hundreds of supporters - and a few rival candidates - on the ground. It was a reminder that the four-time indicted former president casts a Boeing 757-sized shadow over the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
“There’s a lot of people in this country that think that’s more important than the policy,” added Miller, who works for an insurance company and is undecided on whom he’ll support. “I’m not one of those.”
Trump’s brief Aug. 12 stop at the fair only stoked his celebrity status. He waved a porkchop as he waded through a crush of fans and media. He introduced Florida U.S. House members who had endorsed him, a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a 2024 rival who was touring the fair with his family. “The Republican Party has changed,” she said, seeking shade near a livestock barn. “And there are reasons. It’s because Trump has become a distraction, and not a healthy distraction.”
Wesley Rose, a corn and soybean farmer in the Mississippi River valley, views the former president as a friend to agriculture. In his mind, the need to oust President Joe Biden eclipses other concerns.
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