Close Up: Donald Trump lands big endorsement while in Iowa and we sit down with Doug Burgum – KCCI Des Moines
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On this week’s episode of Close Up, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird endorses Donald Trump in the 2024 Iowa Caucuses and introduces the former president at a rally Friday in Adel.
“He will secure our borders. … He will fight the terrorists. He will fix the economy. He will stand up for agriculture. And he will uphold our Constitution and our way of life,” Bird said in her introduction.
Republican businessman Perry Johnson suspends his presidential campaign.
Sen. Joni Ernst talks about her recent trip to the Middle East, which included a stop in Israel not long after Hamas militants stormed from the blockaded Gaza Strip into nearby Israeli towns on Oct. 7, sparking the current Israel-Hamas conflict.
And chief political reporter Amanda Rooker sits down with presidential candidate Doug Burgum, who talks about his unconventional strategy to make the cut for next month’s Republican debate.
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