donald trump is the winner of the republican iowa caucuses by landslide. the former president 20 delegates closer to clenching the republican nomination. ron desantis inches past nikki haley and vivek ramaswamy susopinioneds his campaign, endorsing trump after finishing a distant fourth. we ll make america great again. iowa, we love you. go out and buy larger tractors and more land, don t worry about it. this is the first, the big night is going to be in november, when we take back our country and truly make our country great again. we have our marching orders. our marching orders are to do all we can to preserve what george washington called sacred fire of liberty, same fire that burned in philadelphia in 1776 when our founding fathers signed declaration of independence. punditting analyze from every angle, we get that. when you look at how we are doing in new hampshire, in south carolina and beyond. [cheering] i can safely say tonight iowa made this republican prima
the republican president of caucuses in iowa. the candidates are making closing arguments this weekend, donald trump is still the overwhelming favorite to win on that day, ron desantis and nikki haley are in a tight battle for second place. the candidate squaring off wednesday in their final vote making is the case for why they should be the trump alternative. i don t have vengeance or vendettas or take things personally. for me it is about no drama, no whining, getting results, and getting them done. i don t think donald trump is the right president to go forward. it s time for new generational leader who will make america proud again. i appreciated what donald trump did but he said he was going to have a wall and have mexico pay for it, he said he was going to drain the swamp, he did not deliver that. he said he will hold hillary accountable and let her off the hook. he said he was going to laminate the debt and added $7.8 trillion to the debt. we need to get this stuff
steve: good morning this is fox & friends for friday, january 12th, 2024. ainsley: we have breaking news. joint strikes by the u.s. and u.k. hitting dozen of houthi targets in yemen in an effort to stop their attacks on the ships in the red sea iran backed group says they are not backing down. jack keane joining us on the military action taking place as our defense secretary still remains in the hospital. lawrence: texas national guard seizing control of a park stop the surge of illegal migrants crossing the border i jurent returned and got a firsthand look at what is happening on the ground. plus, country music star jelly roll giving emotional testimony on capitol hill on the deadly fentanyl epidemic. i have attended more funerals than i care to share with you all. this committee i could sit here and cry for days about the caskets i have carried of people i loved. i was a part of the problem. i m here now standing as a man that wants to be part of the solution.
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