what a fantastic spot we have here in des moines, iowa. it s great to be with you today, everybody, i m martha maccallum. it is sunday, we don t usually see you on a sunday, but we re really excited to be here for the story in iowa, one day to go. so much on the line for all of these candidates and voters across the state as we kick off the 2024 presidential race now in earnest. here in iowa you have the ability to change the trajectory of american politics. vote for the candidate who s going to speak the truth to you. every step of the way we re moving because we re connecting with people, because we re talking about the issues they care about. the entire world will be listening to you, and i believe that iowa is going to speak loud and clear. you re first in the nation for a reason, it s important. martha: former president trump sitting comfortably atop the brand new des moines register poll, always very closely watched. this is a fierce race for second place at
andy rice reyes who is caucusing for florida governor ron desantis, and he s a pastor here in iowa. it is so good to have all of you with us. so, jam mila, let me start with you. obviously, a lot of support in iowa for the former president trump. tell me why ly we heard so many people say they wanted something different. they don t want another trump-biden matchup. so why do you feel that is what you want, and you want to stand by him? because the former president, he s showed us that when he was in office a, that he actually cared for us. he made america first, he put us first. he kept iowa a first iowa first in the nation if for caucus, and i m about maga and being just finish. [laughter] i m about maga and just supporting him because once he told us what he was gonna do, he did it. march a march what do you think about all of the lawsuits, the