Ron DeSantis' allies mock Donald Trump after he was booed at … – USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Three days after a big football game, Iowa’s second most-notable rivals are still going at it: Ron DeSantis vs. Donald Trump.
Never Back Down, the pro-DeSantis political action committee released a video Tuesday mocking Trump for the scattered boos and middle finger hand gestures that he took at Saturday’s Iowa-Iowa State college football game.
“Iowa is done with Trump,” the video said. “Trump’s message to Iowa?” the caption said. “A middle finger.”
Trump allies said the crowd at Iowa State’s stadium in Ames overwhelmingly cheered the 2024 frontrunner. Some added that DeSantis also got hooted on as he mingled with the fans.
“Ron DeSantis goes to a college football game in a sweater vest and all he got was a middle finger,” said Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.
The pro-DeSantis video released on Tuesday also highlighted news reports that Trump supporters in Iowa are worried that he is not spending enough time in the state ahead of the Jan. 15 caucuses that start the Republican presidential nomination process.
Trump aides scoffed at the idea that they are in trouble in Iowa, citing polls that show them way ahead of DeSantis and other GOP challengers. In a Real Clear Politics average of polls in the crucial early voting state, Trump has garnered 46% support, compared to DeSantis’ 15.8%.
“They should reassess their failed strategy because they are slipping into third place in the polls,” said Trump spokesman Steven Cheung.