Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats is doubling down on his disdain for former President Trump and his support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take the GOP presidential nomination next year.
Vander Plaats, CEO of the Iowa-based Christian conservative group The Family Leader, told the Blaze’s Steve Deace this week that he’s never supported Trump, after the former president went on the attack.
“The number one hurdle for Donald Trump is I’ve never met a dad or a mom or a grandpa or a grandma who have told me they want their son or daughter, grandchild to grow up to be like him,” Vander Plaats said. “That’s a big deal.”
“Iowa will rise up,” he continued. “This is not leadership our country needs.”
Trump, who remains the clear front-runner in the race for the GOP presidential nomination, came out against Vander Plaats soon after he endorsed DeSantis.
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Influential Iowa evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats is doubling down on his disdain for former President Trump and his support for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to take the GOP presidential nomination next year. https://t.co/jRcGKDYzpf pic.twitter.com/xTML8vKFIk
— The Hill (@thehill) November 28, 2023
"The number 1 hurdle for Donald Trump is that I’ve never met a mom, or a dad— a grandpa, or a grandma that have told me they want their son, daughter, or grandchild to grow up to be like him”
Bob Vander Plaats, an Iowa evangelical leader, fires back at Donald Trump after the… pic.twitter.com/O09kTlMZGE
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