Donald Trump canceled his outdoor rally in Des Moines on Saturday—the same day likely primary challenger Ron DeSantis held events in Sioux Center and Cedar Rapids. “Tornado Watch in Iowa,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Saturday. “For safety of our great Patriots, we have been asked to delay or cancel today’s sold out Rally. 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!” Many on social media weren’t buying Trump’s weather claims, however, suggesting it was just an excuse to avoid being shown up by DeSantis. “Trump’s canceling because his attendance would have been so low compared to DeSantis it would have humiliated him,” tweeted Pedro Gonzalez, politics editor of the conservative Chronicles Magazine. DeSantis, for his part, appeared to make indirect references to Trump at a fundraiser in Sioux Center, telling the crowd that “governing is not about entertaining. Governing is not about building a brand or talking on social media and virtue signaling.” He also called for the GOP to “reject the culture of losing,” adding that “the time for excuses is over.”
Trump’s rally was in Des Moines, in the epicenter of the tornado.
DeSantis’s “picnic” was in Sioux City, outside the tornado’s range.
But facts don’t matter to DeSimps, they’re claiming Trump canceled bc he won’t be able to get more than DeSantis’s 200 attendees🤣 pic.twitter.com/XdXqClPJjp
— MAGA 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 (@MAGAoriginalist) May 13, 2023
