Trump Campaign Plans Iowa Blitz in Push to Clinch 2024 GOP Nomination
- Aides seek to make Iowa ‘Trump central’ ahead of caucuses
- Trump wants to clinch nomination early with commanding wins
Donald Trump speaks in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Donald Trump’s campaign plans to significantly ramp up activity in Iowa during the first two weeks of January, according to people familiar with the matter, a move to ensure the former president delivers a knockout blow in the first Republican nominating contest of 2024.
Dozens of Trump allies and advisers over the next month will appeal to Hawkeye State caucus-goers at rallies and events, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss the plans. The effort is expected to kick off in the next week, with stops planned in the cities of Council Bluffs, Waukee and Cedar Rapids, and then accelerate in the new year.