Donald Trump’s visit to the Iowa State Fair aimed to trample upon any attention and momentum that several of his rivals sought at the fair Saturday.
As Donald Trump slowly moved through the crowd Saturday at the Iowa State Fair’s Animal Learning Center building, he turned briefly to reporters, where he was asked if he intended « to overturn the 2020 election. »
« You know the answer, » Trump replied.
He looked into the camera before turning away back to the crowd, where supporters donning red hats cheered and waited for him to approach.
The former president and 2024 Republican frontrunner’s visit to the Iowa State Fair aimed to trample upon any attention and momentum that several of his rivals, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, sought at the fair Saturday.
It also placed front and center roaring crowds in the first caucus state, many of whom remain loyal to Trump as he faces multiple ongoing criminal cases.
At almost every turn while he moved through the fairgrounds, Trump was asked about the 2020 presidential election and his legal battles. He faces a newly imposed order by a federal judge to not threaten witnesses in connection with the ongoing case and is expected to soon be indicted in a new case in Georgia also relating to the 2020 election.
Trump, who has pleaded not guilty to all charges leveled against him, continued Saturday to flatly deny any wrongdoing by himself or his allies, while still pushing unsupported claims about the 2020 election.
« I can tell you one thing, there was a lot of shenanigans going on with the elections, » he told reporters in front of his private jet before leaving on Saturday afternoon. « A lot of bad things took place during that election. »
And he dismissed a question asking if he would consider taking a plea deal, calling it a « wise-guy question » and declaring that « we don’t take plea deals … we did nothing wrong.
