On Friday, former President Donald Trump made a memorable appearance in Iowa, with an enthralling music that echoed themes of captivity or success in the White House.
Every candidate at the Iowa Republican Party’s Lincoln Dinner reportedly walked out to the same music, “Only in America” by Brooks & Dunn, rather of the customary walk-out song, “God Bless the USA,” according to CNN.
Trump boldly entered the stage as the singer sang, “One kid dreams of fame and fortune, one kid helps pay the rent, one kid could end up going to prison, and one just might be president.”
Despite the irony of the message, Trump earned a standing ovation from the audience before even speaking.
Trump made a brief mention of the indictments he is facing in his speech.
“If I weren’t running, I would have nobody coming after me. Or if I was losing by a lot, I would have nobody coming after me,” he said, according to CNN.
Trump said, “I wouldn’t take a chance on that one,” in reference to competitor Ron DeSantis, according to The Associated Press.
Two candidates made an attempt to condemn Trump throughout the event, but the audience did not find their comments to be persuasive.
Asa Hutchinson, a former governor of Arkansas, informed the crowd, “You will be voting in Iowa while multiple criminal cases are pending against former President Trump.”
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“We are a party of individual responsibility, accountability and support for the rule of law. We must not abandon that,” he said. CNN reported that Hutchinson’s comment drew “a single clap in an otherwise silent ballroom.”
Will Hurd, a former Texas representative, strongly denounces Trump.
“Donald Trump is not running for president to make America great again. Donald Trump is not running for president to represent the people that voted for him in 2016 and 2020,” Hurd said.
“Donald Trump is running to stay out of prison.”
“Listen, I know the truth. The truth is hard,” he said after getting some boos. “If we [nominate] Donald Trump, we are willingly giving Joe Biden four more years in the White House, and America can’t handle that.”
The Des Moines Register claimed that thirteen well-known candidates, including DeSantis, Ramaswamy, Pence, Elder, Suarez, Burgum, Haley, and Scott, made speeches at the gathering.
