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Former President Trump speaks in Des Moines: endorses Grassley; no official bid for 2024

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October 10th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

Des Moines, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump held his first rally in Iowa since he left office. KCCI reports thousands of people streamed into the Iowa State Fairgrounds on Saturday to hear former President Donald Trump speak. Saturday was Trump’s first time back in Iowa since before the 2020 presidential election. Several top Republicans spoke before the crowd throughout the day, including Congresswomen Marianette Miller-Meeks and Ashley Hinson, Senator Charles Grassley and Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The Des Moines Register reports Trump, who spoke for more than 90 minutes, rattled off a long list of campaign-style promises and joked about a potential new slogan, but stopped short of announcing a reelection bid. And in front of thousands of whipped-up supporters, he endorsed both U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, which has for decades launched the presidential nominating contests for both major political parties.

He repeated claims that the 2020 election was “rigged,” and continued to cast doubt on the results, including in Arizona which just concluded a review of the state’s largest county’s votes and found no evidence of a stolen election.

People came from across the country for the Save America Rally. In the hours leading up to the speakers, people in the crowd were able to watch the Iowa vs. Penn State game on large screens placed throughout the area by former President Trump’s team.