
Former Rep. Long Stumps for Trump in Final Hours Before Iowa Caucus
Published on January 16, 2024
There were many theatrical speakers who took to the stage on behalf of former President Donald Trump in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on Jan. 15, just ahead of the first-in-the-nation Republican caucus in 2024. But even against your Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and your Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greenes (R-Ga.), former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) stood out as colorful and charismatic. The auctioneer began his remarks by walking away from the stage to a nearby window, where he mimed looking around. “There’s a towing company. I think it said DeSantis towing on the side of it,” he said, drawing laughter from a pro-Trump audience at ShinyTop Brewing....
