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The leading Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump, announced the cancellation of his campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday due to tornado warnings in the area.
“Tornado Watch in Iowa. For safety of our great Patriots, we have been asked to delay or cancel today’s sold out Rally,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “I am near the Palm Beach Airport, ready to go, but we are on hold because of the very bad weather in Iowa. Please Seek Shelter or Safe Haven!”
In a follow-up post shortly thereafter, Trump announced his campaign was “forced to cancel” the outdoor event.
As of 5:30 p.m. ET, the National Weather Service listed a broad swath of the state, ranging from just north of Sioux City in the west through Iowa City in the east, as under “tornado watch.
