
Time running out for GOP candidates as Trump grows Iowa lead
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Time running out for GOP candidates to make race competitive as Trump grows Iowa lead
As Republican presidential contenders courted early-state voters and Wall Street donors, one candidate faced threats of violence. Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign said police arrested a man for making specific death threats at the candidate and supporters. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Time running out for GOP candidates as Trump grows Iowa lead
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As Republican presidential contenders courted early-state voters and Wall Street donors, one candidate faced threats of violence. Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign said police arrested a man for making specific death threats at the candidate and supporters. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipWall Street donors, we learned today that# one candidate faced threats of violence.
Lisa Desjardins has more.
VIVEK RAMASWAMY (R), Presidential# Candidate: the core o LISA DESJARDINS: In New Hampshire, troubling# sign police arrested a man for making# specific death threats at the## candidate and supporters.
Those threats# mentioned an event that In a statement, the campaign blamed# the left as demonizing Republicans.## Police have not disclosed any motive for the# suspect, this after a busy campaign weekend,# swanky jazz played at Saturday's# Young republican gala in Manhattan,## a room filled with former President# Donald Trump's staunchest supporters.
DONALD TRUMP, Former President of# the United States (R) and Current## crusade to rescue our nation from# LI SA DESJARDINS: Trump doubled down on comments he## made last week about taking on# a dictator r DONALD TRUMP: I didn't say that.
I said I want# to be a dictator for one day.
But The New York## Times said -- and you know why I wanted# to be a dictator?
Because I want a wall,## right?
I want a wall, and I# want to drill, drill, drill.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) now the top pick for president for 51# percent of Republican Caucus-goers,## up from 43 percent in October.
That means, in Iowa, Republicans who# aren't Trump are fighting for second place NIKKI HALEY (R), Presidential# Candidate: What a great crowd we have.
LISA DESJARDINS: At a town hall event on Sunday,# former carefully contrasted herself with Trump, warning# voters of a tumultuous future if they choo NIKKI HALEY: I think President Trump was the# right president at the right time.
But rightly## or wrongly, chaos follows him.
Chaos follows him.# You know I'm right.
And we can't have a country## in disarray and a world on fire and go through# four more years of chaos.
We won't survive it.
(APPLAUSE) stressed his commitment to religious freedom at# a Faith and Family Forum in rural Northwest Iowa.
GOV.
RON DESANTIS (R-FL), Presidential# Candidate: And so, in Florida, we believe,## as the founding fathers believed,# is not something that is given to you by# government.
It is something that has been## granted to you by God.
Government# cannot infringe your free exercise.
LISA DESJARDINS: A right to practice,# but the largely evangelical crowd raised## questions about voting for someone,# Vivek Ramaswamy of Hindu faith.
VIVEK RAMASWAMY: I'm not running for# pastor.
I wouldn't be qualified to## be pastor, but I am running to be the# commander in chi LISA DESJARDINS: The candidates# were cordial and poised on stage,## but campaigns know time is running# out to m For the "PBS NewsHour" I'm Lisa Desjardins.
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