Closed down, bailing on all events except a couple. Trump assured his iowa fans by Social Media hed be back. The itinerary seemed tenuous. Iowa, this is your favorite president. Im leaving very shortly for your beautiful state. Ill get there sometime around Saturday Night or something. Reporter the sight of the republican field frozen in place was strange, but its been a race politically frozen for months. On the gop side, iowa has a long and hardearned reputation for Caucus Night surprises, The Dark Horse victories that, when the smoke cleared in 2008, 2012, and 2016, had these guys celebrating. Tonight, i love iowa a whole lot. Game on. God bless the great state of iowa. Reporter but this year, Iowa Hasnt felt much like iowa at all. Theres been no volatility