2024 GOP presidential hopefuls campaign in Iowa

The expanding field of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination met with voters in the critical battleground state.
2:29 | 06/03/23

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WHIT. >> TRAINING WITH LATEST >> TRAINING WITH LATEST DEVELOPMENTS. DEVELOPMENTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TO THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE AND TOP GOP HOPEFULS DESCENDING AND TOP GOP HOPEFULS DESCENDING AND I WALKED KICKING OFF THE AND I WALKED KICKING OFF THE BUSY SUMMER CAMPAIGN SEASON. BUSY SUMMER CAMPAIGN SEASON. DEFENDING PHILIP CANDIDATES DEFENDING PHILIP CANDIDATES MEETING WITH VOTED TODAY IN THE MEETING WITH VOTED TODAY IN THE CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATE. CRITICAL BATTLEGROUND STATE. FOR VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE FOR VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE TEASING UP INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT TEASING UP INITIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK. NEXT WEEK. BUT THE CURRENT FRONT-RUNNER, BUT THE CURRENT FRONT-RUNNER, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, NOTABLY ABSENT TODAY. NOTABLY ABSENT TODAY. ABC ABSENT RACHEL SCOTT ON THE ABC ABSENT RACHEL SCOTT ON THE GROUND IN IOWA. GROUND IN IOWA. [♪ MUSIC ♪]. [♪ MUSIC ♪]. >> HELLO, IOWA. >> HELLO, IOWA. >> TONIGHT NEARLY THE ENTIRE >> TONIGHT NEARLY THE ENTIRE 2024 REVOKING FIELD DESCENDING 2024 REVOKING FIELD DESCENDING ON IOWA FOR SENATOR JONI ERNST'S 2024 REVOKING FIELD DESCENDING ON IOWA FOR SENATOR JONI ERNST' ON IOWA FOR SENATOR JONI ERNST' ANGELO GROSE DENDRITE. ANGELO GROSE DENDRITE. >> GOT IS NOT DONE WITH AMERICA >> GOT IS NOT DONE WITH AMERICA YET. YET. >> LET ME TELL YOU IN A MAN AND >> LET ME TELL YOU IN A MAN AND FIGHT HIM IN 24. FIGHT HIM IN 24. >> BEFORE LEAVING THE >> BEFORE LEAVING THE FAIRGROUNDS HUNDRED OHIOANS FAIRGROUNDS HUNDRED OHIOANS REVVING UP THEIR ENGINES. REVVING UP THEIR ENGINES. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE REVVING UP THEIR ENGINES. FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENC FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENC HOPPING ON HIS OWN MOTORCYCLE HOPPING ON HIS OWN MOTORCYCLE TEASING HIS OFFICIAL TEASING HIS OFFICIAL PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT NEXT WEEK. WEEK. >> COME THIS WEDNESDAY I'M >> COME THIS WEDNESDAY I'M ANNOUNCING IN IOWA PLEASE BUCKET >> COME THIS WEDNESDAY I'M ANNOUNCING IN IOWA PLEASE BUCKE ANNOUNCING IN IOWA PLEASE BUCKE REPUBLICAN FIELD IS ONLY GROWING ANNOUNCING IN IOWA PLEASE BUCKE REPUBLICAN FIELD IS ONLY GROWIN REPUBLICAN FIELD IS ONLY GROWIN MORE CROWDED JUNGLE PRINCE MORE CROWDED JUNGLE PRINCE RETURNED TO DISTANCE HIMSELF RETURNED TO DISTANCE HIMSELF FROM HIS FORMER BOSS AND FROM HIS FORMER BOSS AND SOON-TO-BE RIVAL MOST PEOPLE SOON-TO-BE RIVAL MOST PEOPLE KNOW ME AS VICE PRESIDENT, IS A KNOW ME AS VICE PRESIDENT, IS A LOYAL LIEUTENANTS STANDING LOYAL LIEUTENANTS STANDING BESIDE THE PRESIDENT. BESIDE THE PRESIDENT. I HOPE TO ENTER THE RACE THAT I HOPE TO ENTER THE RACE THAT WILL GET BETTER SENSE OF WHO WE WILL GET BETTER SENSE OF WHO WE ARE AS A FAMILY, HER LONG ARE AS A FAMILY, HER LONG HISTORY OF COMMITTED TO THE HISTORY OF COMMITTED TO THE CONSERVATIVE AGENDA. CONSERVATIVE AGENDA. >> DONALD TRUMP IS STILL THE >> DONALD TRUMP IS STILL THE CLEAR FRONTRUNNER BUT TODAY HE CLEAR FRONTRUNNER BUT TODAY HE WAS NOTABLY ABSENT TEASE I'M WAS NOTABLY ABSENT TEASE I'M JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE. JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE. I THINK THAT FOLKS HERE ARE I THINK THAT FOLKS HERE ARE GREAT TO FLORIDA GOVERNOR BY GREAT TO FLORIDA GOVERNOR BY DESANTIS LONG SEEN AS TRUMP'S DESANTIS LONG SEEN AS TRUMP'S BIGGEST RIVAL TODAY PITCHING HIS DESANTIS LONG SEEN AS TRUMP'S BIGGEST RIVAL TODAY PITCHING HI BIGGEST RIVAL TODAY PITCHING HI STATE AS A BLUEPRINT. STATE AS A BLUEPRINT. >> WE NEED TO DISPENSE WITH >> WE NEED TO DISPENSE WITH THEIR CULTURE OF LOSING. THEIR CULTURE OF LOSING. FLORIDA SHOWS IT CAN BE DONE. FLORIDA SHOWS IT CAN BE DONE. WE HAD RED RAISIN 2022. WE HAD RED RAISIN 2022. THE REST OF THE COUNTRY NOT SO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY NOT SO MUCH. MUCH. OTHERS CALLING FOR THE PARTY TO OTHERS CALLING FOR THE PARTY TO GO IN A NEW DIRECTION. GO IN A NEW DIRECTION. >> I THINK THE PARTY NEEDS A NEW GO IN A NEW DIRECTION. >> I THINK THE PARTY NEEDS A NE >> I THINK THE PARTY NEEDS A NE GENERATIONAL LEADER. GENERATIONAL LEADER. WE HAVE LOST LIKE SEVEN OUT OF GENERATIONAL LEADER. WE HAVE LOST LIKE SEVEN OUT O WE HAVE LOST LIKE SEVEN OUT O EIGHT POPULAR VOTES FOR EIGHT POPULAR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND THERE'S NOTHING WE EIGHT POPULAR VOTES FOR PRESIDENT AND THERE'S NOTHING W PRESIDENT AND THERE'S NOTHING W SHOULD BE PROUD OF. SHOULD BE PROUD OF. MICRO IS GETTING BIGGER, MICRO IS GETTING BIGGER, ENTHUSIASM HIGHER THE ROAD TO ENTHUSIASM HIGHER THE ROAD TO THE WHITE HOUSE GOES RIGHT THE WHITE HOUSE GOES RIGHT THROUGH IOWA. THROUGH IOWA. THE FIRST REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN THE FIRST REPUBLICAN CAUCUS IN THE NATION. THE NATION. SEVERAL VOTERS TELLING US THEY SEVERAL VOTERS TELLING US THEY ARE UNDECIDED. ARE UNDECIDED. YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND ON WHO YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND ON WHO YOU WILL SUPPORT IN 2024? YOU WILL SUPPORT IN 2024? >> I HAVE NOT DESIGNED TO LOOKING YOUNGER WE GOT A STRONG LOOKING YOUNGER WE GOT A STRONG FIELD AND I AM STILL LOOKING AT FIELD AND I AM STILL LOOKING AT ALL THE OPTIONS. ALL THE OPTIONS. >> AS HINTED, FORMER VICE >> AS HINTED, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS EXPECTED >> AS HINTED, FORMER VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS EXPECTE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE IS EXPECTE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL RIGHT HERE TO MAKE IT OFFICIAL RIGHT HERE IN IOWA ANNOUNCING HIS BID FOR IN IOWA ANNOUNCING HIS BID FOR THE WHITE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY. THE WHITE HOUSE ON WEDNESDAY. ALSO NEXT WEEK, FORMER NEW ALSO NEXT WEEK, FORMER NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SAID HE WENT TO THE RACE AS WELL

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