Iowa Senator says he endorsed Ron DeSantis because Donald Trump insulted his Governor
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Reichman
'My fiancee Renee attends her church and has known her for the past 10 years.'

Iowa State Sen. Jeff Reichman flipped his 2024 presidential endorsement from Donald Trump to Ron DeSantis, in no small part because the former President said mean things about Gov. Kim Reynolds.

“The Truth Social post went out, Monday and that was forwarded to me actually during a drive up here to Des Moines from my district for our special session,” Reichman said Saturday. “And, you know, it weighed heavily on my mind and, and I really had three hours on the drive up here to think about that and, and kind of set things in motion.”

“I opened up the Governor position for Kim Reynolds, & when she fell behind, I ENDORSED her, did big Rallies, & she won,” Trump wrote this week. “Now, she wants to remain ‘NEUTRAL.’ I don’t invite her to events! DeSanctus down 45 points!”

It wasn’t just political loyalty that drove Reichman to change sides; indeed, Reynolds attends the same church as the Senator’s fiancee.

“I’ve come to know, Governor Reynolds over the last three years. My fiancee Renee attends her church and has known her for the past 10 years and we just know what a great, not only what a fantastic governor she is, but what an outstanding person she is,” Reichman said.

Though the Senator has flipped his endorsement ahead of the caucuses, he assured interviewer Neil Cavuto that he would back the GOP nominee, even if it is Trump.

 

A.G. Gancarski

A.G. Gancarski has been the Northeast Florida correspondent for Florida Politics since 2014. He writes for the New York Post and National Review also, with previous work in the American Conservative and Washington Times and a 15+ year run as a columnist in Folio Weekly. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter: @AGGancarski


4 comments

  • Ocean Joe

    July 15, 2023 at 2:57 pm

    But it was A-OK with this wonderful state senator when Trump insulted everybody else. Got it.

    • Jay Smif

      July 15, 2023 at 4:10 pm

      Right?! “Oh this is my red line in the sand on trump, when he started being mean to someone I care about!”

    • My Take

      July 15, 2023 at 6:17 pm

      Treason? OK.
      Impolite to my favored acquaintance? Intolerable!

  • Dont Say FLA

    July 15, 2023 at 9:15 pm

    His fiancee Renee attends Rhonda’s church, so this guy changed his endorsement to Rhonda because Renee told him to? That actually makes a lot of sense: Cucks for Cucks 2024.

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