Free Republic

Trump has now won the Iowa Caucuses, and he won big. Let’s look at some reactions. One of the great things about Twitter/X is that it happens in real time, so we are going to focus on reactions from just within the last hour or so. Take a look below. Conservative lawyer DC Draino says ‘MAGA is back’ Post See new posts Conversation DC_Draino @DC_Draino The impeached him twice Indicted him 4 times Raided his house with the FBI and buried him with lawsuits The deep state did everything it could to stop him, but President Trump just won the...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida lashed out at the media Monday after networks declared former President Donald Trump the winner before some caucus sites had started voting. “It is absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference by calling the race before tens of thousands of Iowans even had a chance to vote,” said DeSantis spokesman Andrew Romeo. “The media is in the tank for Trump and this is the most egregious example yet.”The news broke at a caucus site here right around the same time a surrogate for Mr. DeSantis had taken...

Donald Trump has called for the U.S. to 'come together' and thanked all of his family after he decimated the rest of the Republican field in the Iowa caucus. The former president, 77, said wife Melania's late mother Amalija Knavs was 'looking down' from heaven and would be 'proud' of the historic result as he praised all his rivals during the victory lap. He celebrated after storming to victory in the first primary contest in just 30 minutes by waiting on stage as Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA' played to the crowd. Trump paid tribute to all of his...

On the eve of the Iowa Republican caucus, the New York Times editorial board begged Republicans to abandon 2024 frontrunner former President Donald Trump in a piece Monday morning. In the piece titled “The Responsibility of Republican Voters,” the left-wing newspaper tried to guilt Republicans into supporting someone else.

Latest results from just now 93% OF VOTES IN Republican Caucus race called Republican Caucus Candidate Votes PercentPct. Chart showing percent DelegatesDelegates Donald J. Trump 52,263 +50.9%50.9% 16 Ron DeSantis 21,857 +21.3%21.3 4 Nikki Haley 19,558 +19.1%19.1 4 Total reported 102,655

Former President Donald Trump won the first GOP presidential voting contest of 2024 in Iowa on Monday by a wide margin, according to multiple reports. Despite historically harsh weather conditions, Iowans turned out for Trump, putting him one step closer to the GOP nomination in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple outlets. Trump is standing at 55% in the polls with former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley at 18.5% and Gov. Ron DeSantis at 17.9%, according to The Associated Press. (RELATED: Iowa Voters Say Trump Conviction Wouldn’t Affect Their Support: POLL) The victory came despite popular Republican Gov. Kim...

Final polling data ahead of the official caucus shows Nikki Hayley losing to Trump, which the presidential candidate has emphatically said is "unacceptable." According to sources, polling data motivated her to launch retaliatory attacks against a voter base that despises her. Support by defense contractors for Hayley's presidential campaign has since quadrupled. "We're all in for Team Hayley," said Lockheed Martin CEO David Rumsfeld. "It's so inspiring the way she wants to give us money to bomb people. Boy, do I love bombing people." Iowans have responded unfavorably to the bombings, but Fox News reporters confirm that the diminished Iowan...

The Republican Caucus in Iowa tonight President Donald Trump... A Ukrainian drone attack in Russia Voronezh Region late tonight... The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps says it struck a "spy headquarters" and "gathering of Anti-Iran terrorist groups" in the Kurdish regions of northern Iran and northeastern Syria tonight... US politics the role of the Kennedy Administration...in the FBI spying on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. discussed by Independent Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr... Aircraft-defense giant Boeing speaking of more quality checks for its 737MAX... Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tankers operating from Qatar and sailing to Europe are unable to use...

A disabled man in a wheelchair and a conservative podcaster, Matt Kim, were removed from Ron DeSantis’s campaign event on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. The reasons behind this unexpected removal remain unclear, sparking confusion and frustration among the individuals involved. The incident, which was caught on video, shows the disabled attendee, who had just entered the venue, being promptly escorted out by security personnel. The individual was reported to be wearing a hat bearing the name of Brenden Dilley, host of The Dilley Show and a Trump supporter. Dilley took to social media to express his disbelief.

Nobody did it. Probably, at least. It’s the morning of the Iowa caucus and, in the words of the Des Moines Register, “Donald Trump retains a commanding lead.” This comes according to the outlet’s latest poll, which shows Trump with a staggering 28-point advantage going into the “coldest caucus” in years. This should chill the Beltway most of all. The Des Moines Register now puts Ron DeSantis in third place at 16 percent, down four points to Nikki Haley, a number just outside the margin of error. This is a shocking failure on the part of DeSantis, a successful populist...

Former President Donald Trump’s quest for a second term may get a big boost today from voters in Iowa. Trump headed into today’s Republican caucuses holding a 34-point lead over former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. At the moment he also is a solid bet to defeat President Joe Biden, with current polls showing Trump leading the incumbent nationally and in several key swing states...

"I noticed that he threw -- um -- Vivek under the bus. I've seen a candidate run for an office and basically campaign for another candidate in the same race before, but that's what's happened. And the minute he wasn't useful they dropped the hammer on him. That's just the way they are. We're going to go forward as a party. We can go forward in a way that's focused on peoples' issues and a great agenda for America, or we can go forward with Trump, which will be focused, the 2024 election, on legal issues, criminal trials, convictions, on...

It’s the morning of the Iowa caucus and, in the words of the Des Moines Register, “Donald Trump retains a commanding lead.” This comes according to the outlet’s latest poll, which shows Trump with a staggering 28-point advantage going into the “coldest caucus” in years. This should chill the Beltway most of all. The Des Moines Register now puts Ron DeSantis in third place at 16 percent, down four points to Nikki Haley, a number just outside the margin of error. This is a shocking failure on the part of DeSantis, a successful populist who tapped an army of Beltway...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Hourlong lines in the cold, authorized and unauthorized Make America Great Again merchandise, highly produced “how to caucus” videos — former President Donald Trump may be the messenger, but he has undisputedly inspired a movement. That is what Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are up against in Iowa as Trump averages a 30 percentage point advantage on his primary opponents before the Republican Party’s 2024 opening nominating contest on Monday. Before Trump’s Mason City rally last weekend, Debbie Neuberger, who read about the campaign stop in “the newspaper,” underscored how most...

At any rate, this is the Iowa caucus, the Hawkeye Cauci, and it has been fascinating all morning and during the day yesterday to watch the media. My gosh, they are so excited. They are ten times as excited as anybody else is about this. It’s funny to watch. Now, to put this in a little more perspective — and this is not to disparage the Hawkeye Cauci — but there’s not a single delegate chosen tonight. Nothing that happens tonight really leads to votes in terms of delegates at a convention. It’s a glorified straw poll. And I’m not...

Thought someone should start a live thread about today's festivities.

'It’s time to get on with the work of beating Biden & saving America.' One day before Florida’s Governor participates in the Iowa caucuses, the state’s senior Senator is endorsing Donald Trump. “It’s time to get on with the work of beating Biden & saving America,” asserted Marco Rubio Sunday, in a clear blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis. “When Trump was in WH I achieved major policies I had worked on for years (like expanded Child Tax Credit & tough sanctions on regime in Cuba & Venezuela) because we had a President who didn’t cave to special interests or let...

On the eve of the Iowa caucuses, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, a former ally of Donald J. Trump, delivered a blistering critique of the former President, implying that Trump prioritizes personal loyalty over the nation’s welfare. In 2017, Donald Trump, who was then serving as President, threw his support behind Ron DeSantis in the race for Florida’s governorship. This endorsement from Trump was a significant boost for DeSantis, a tea-party conservative, enabling him to surpass the right-wing GOP candidate Adam Putnam, who was serving as Florida’s agriculture commissioner at the time, Politico reported. “Congressman Ron DeSantis is a brilliant...

Ron Desantis drops out of the race tomorrow— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) January 14, 2024

Iowans, caucus for me tomorrow and help jumpstart the comeback of this country! No candidate has worked harder to earn your vote (except Trump); we’ve visited all 99 counties (and not a lead in one), earned the endorsement of Gov. @KimReynoldsIA (the least popular governor), and built a great organization of volunteers and grassroots supporters (Thank you, Bill Mitchell) !