GOP 2024 candidates barnstorm country while Biden takes vacation
As President Biden settled into a 10-day vacation at his Delaware beach house Saturday, Republican candidates looking to replace him barnstormed the country.
Several 2024 presidential contenders stayed in Iowa after attending the state GOP’s annual Lincoln Dinner on Friday.
Former Vice President Mike Pence, 64, met with activists in Ames Saturday before moving onto a first responders roundtable with firefighters in the nearby city of Nevada.
“I know that with faith and the right leadership in the White House, we can protect all the God-given liberties enshrined in our Constitution and bring America all the way back,” he tweeted after his first event, where he vowed to visit all of the Hawkeye States’ 99 counties.
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, 51, meanwhile, stumped two hours away in Iowa City at a town hall at the Wildwood Smokehouse and Saloon.
Haley repeated her calls for term limits and mental competency tests for aged elected officials.
“What has Congress done for you lately?” she asked supporters.
President Trump is gearing up for a massive rally in Pennsylvania Saturday night. Getty Images
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hobnobbed with donors and activists in New England. AFP via Getty Images
President Biden, meanwhile, is on a 10-day vacation in Delaware. AP
Vivek Ramaswamy, a wealthy entrepreneur who has gained in recent polls, held a pastor’s roundtable in the state capital of Des Moines and was scheduled for evening meetings and a “house party” in Hubbard.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — reeling from bad headlines and staff departures — spent Saturday in New England looking to reboot his campaign. He was scheduled to be in New Hampshire to meet with members of the state’s Home Builders Association before heading off to a $3,300-per-person fundraiser in Cotuit, Massachusetts.
Former President Trump is expected to address a blowout rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, Saturday evening. He continues to dominate the overall GOP race despite a cascade of legal troubles and indictments which could sent him to prison for years.
Source: New York Post
