they say texas kept the feds from helping a woman and two children who died crossing the rio grande. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with donald trump getting a warm embrace from frigid iowa. nbc s garrett haake is just north of des moines. garrett, what is the former president saying in his closing pitch? reporter: good afternoon, from what will surely be a donald trump jr. event here today in ankeny as the trump team tries to lock in the results of what we have seen in poll after poll over the last couple of weeks. a dominant lead here in the hawk eye state. at his last major rally yesterday, donald trump basically tried to welcome in all the disparate elements of his movement here in this state, be they first time cause of action caucus goers, evangelicals, and warned primarily against their biggest enemy which he views as complacency. listen to what he told a call in indianola yesterday. a victory over all the liars, che
Years in the air force. How many of your conversations are about concerns surrounding politicalization of the military in general . First and foremost, thanks so much. I think this is really important. Every member, particularly of the freshmen class, republican and democrats, we have worked together for pragmatic solutions. Im a commander in the u. S. Air force reserves. I have spokesperson an oath to support and defend the Constitution Of The United States as have so many of my brothers and sisters. Im going to be very specific on this front. I dont theres any merit to claims, and candidly, i think this is based on people who want to sell books, get clicks on social media, the military is committed to the american people, the constitution that we have sworn an oath to defend and to the countries like the united states we have not only sworn our life to but the countries we have served in overseas. Democrat, republican, the military is a reflection of the entire country, and not some,