Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump and other potential Republican presidential candidates spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual spring fundraiser.
- The event gives the presidential prospects the chance to make their pitch to influential evangelicals in the state.
- The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual spring fundraiser is an important event for Republican presidential hopefuls, as it gives them the opportunity to make their case to influential evangelicals in the state.
Former President Donald Trump and other potential Republican presidential candidates spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual spring fundraiser on Saturday evening. The event, which marks the unofficial start of the 2024 Iowa caucus campaign, gave the presidential prospects the chance to make their pitch to influential evangelicals in the state.
Trump, who is already a candidate, used the speech to highlight his actions as president to restrict abortion rights. He noted the appointment of two Supreme Court justices, which paved the way for the overturning last year of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, which had affirmed a federal right to abortion.
“Those justices delivered a landmark victory for protecting innocent life. Nobody thought it was going to happen,” Trump said, appearing via video. “They thought it would be another 50 years.”
The event comes after Trump was rebuked by the nation’s leading anti-abortion group. Other potential candidates in attendance included former Vice President Mike Pence and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who are expected to enter the race.
The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual spring fundraiser is an important event for Republican presidential hopefuls, as it gives them the opportunity to make their case to influential evangelicals in the state. It will be interesting to see how the candidates use the event to further their campaigns in the lead up to the 2024 Iowa caucus.
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