According to an AFP report on 15 January, the US state of Iowa kicked off the Republican primary election on 15 January. For the first time since leaving office, the former U.S. president, who is the subject of four criminal charges, faces the judgement of voters. Will Trump eliminate all his opponents in the first round? Or will Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis pull off a surprise victory, helped by bad weather?
Reports suggest that the 77-year-old billionaire is likely to win this crucial election: polls show that he has one of the largest support leads over his opponents ever.
Trump told his supporters, “We will win.” He promised to oust Biden in November’s presidential election.
The report mentioned that Scott, 51, has already had the opportunity to vote for Trump twice in the 2016 and 2020 elections. The Des Moines resident said he believes the former leader is “the best president of the 21st century.”
As for the judicial hurdles Trump faces, “that’s worthless”, he said, adding, “I think it’s all politically motivated”.
“All these things they’re prosecuting him for are lies”, said Betsy Showers, a 59-year-old female truck driver. She accused President Biden’s camp of being behind it.
Chris Montgomery, 21, was “still in school” when he first heard about Trump. He thinks Trump is a “real American” who “doesn’t care what people think of him.” He’s convinced that none of the other five candidates running in the Midwestern state on the 15th can match him. Will he support Trump? “Absolutely”, he said, “he’s the man”.
Paul Freund, 20, will also be supporting Trump in his first-ever election vote on the 15th – if he can get his car out of the garage: a snowstorm swept across the state, making turnout very uncertain.
Freund particularly appreciates Trump’s stance on the economy, and he complains about the burden inflation places on his daily life. He hopes that Trump’s election will improve the situation.
His only reservation lies in the possibility that Trump will be found guilty before the November election. He said, “After all, breaking the law is not a good thing, especially when you’re president.” In that case, he “probably won’t” support the Republican Party.
