Former fox host tucker carlson, who just days ago sat down to interview accused rapist and human trafficker andrew tate for his new show on elon twitter, good times. here s a sampling of what republicans and tucker s furrowed eyebrows pitched to evangelicals in the early voting state today. america needs positive, powerful, biblically sound leadership to regain the high ground. how many covid shots did you take and how do you feel about it now? in retrospect? how many covid shots did you take? zero. january 6th, what was that? do you think it was an insurrection? i have never used the word insurrection, tucker, over the last two years but it was a riot that took place at the capitol that day. at the same event, kim reynolds signed her draconian six-week abortion ban into law.
Moines. america needs positive, powerful bleadership to maintai the high ground. reporter: one absence, former president donald trump who skipped the event. his rivals who continue to lag behind trump in the polls hoping to use this moment to stand out. president trump s words that day were reckless, whatever his intentions in that moment, it endangered me and my family, and everyone that was at the capitol that day. i believe history will hold him accountable for that. reporter: friday s crowd, made up of a key voting block of conservative voters, faced on issues like boshs and restrictions on transgender rights. former arkansas governor asa hutchinson defended a bill that would have prohibited procedures for transgender under age 18.