(Radio Iowa) – President Trump’s endorsement of Randy Feenstra is now a central issue in the Republican Party’s race for governor. Feenstra celebrated with a crowd in Norwalk shortly after Trump’s announcement. “It’s such an honor to get President Trump’s ‘complete and total endorsement,'” Feenstra said, to applause. “It’s so exciting.” Trump called Feenstra a highly respected America First congressman who is MAGA all the way. Feenstra says Trump is the greatest president of his lifetime.
“Just so proud of him being our president and what’s happening,” Feenstra said. “You know, I know there’s a lot of push back against him, but there’s so many great things that are happening. And you know what? We are a safer nation because of him.” Feenstra says Trump called him Friday to let him know the endorsement was coming. “President Trump and I have talked a lot. I flew on Air Force One with him. We are friends,” Feenstra said.
Zach Lahn says Trump got bad advice about Feenstra. “Let’s win this race on June 2 and then I invite President Trump to come alongside us and help win on June 3 and keep Iowa in conservative hands and fighting for the next generation,” Lahn said, to cheers. Lahn told a crowd in Ankeny last (Sunday) night that he will not speak negatively about Trump. “Unity does not mean uniformity,” Lahn said. “Look, we are here because we get to choose who we want to be the person to go up against Rob Sand.”
Sand is the only Democrat running for governor and his nomination will become official Tuesday. Lahn says he and his supporters are now a “street fight” against the party’s establishment. “We are seeing person after person saying, ‘We are getting behind Zach Lahn because we have to stop the ‘establishment machine’ Randy Feenstra,” Lahn said. “That’s what’s happening.”
Adam Steen, Brad Sherman and Eddie Andrews are the other Republicans running for governor in this year’s primary. Steen says he’s left it all on the field and has no regrets heading into the election. Sherman says he’s running to stop the erosion of constitutional rights. Andrews says he wants to end “Election Season” and get rid of early voting in Iowa elections.
