The DeSantis campaign and many of its supporters have made claims of “election interference” after a myriad of networks called former President Donald Trump's campaign in Iowa, pointing to a landslide victory for the presidential candidate. whining and posting.
Multiple news outlets reported that Trump's campaign would begin less than an hour after the Iowa caucuses began. In fact, CNN and the Associated Press called Trump's caucuses 30 minutes into the nomination process, and other news organizations quickly followed suit.
BREAKING: Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican presidential caucus. #APRaceCall 7:31pm CST. https://t.co/FjgpZFcJ4E
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) January 16, 2024
Donald Trump wins the Iowa Republican caucus and CNN Project, solidifying his status as the front-runner in the Republican field. https://t.co/C8JVWnMLsI pic.twitter.com/rblwirVS26
— CNN (@CNN) January 16, 2024
BREAKING: CBS News projects former President Donald Trump to win the 2024 Iowa Republican caucuses. https://t.co/qfbC3okwu1 pic.twitter.com/iHJXGbnAL2
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 16, 2024
I’ve been waiting for this night for three years—thank you, Iowa!!!!! pic.twitter.com/sX8tGSYj2Y
— Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸 (@DanScavino) January 16, 2024
Donald Trump is projected to win the Iowa Republican caucuses. pic.twitter.com/Ms9D3EUsau
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) January 16, 2024
But Team DeSantis and its allies say announcing Trump's candidacy so early is a form of “election interference.”
Andrew Romeo, communications director for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, said: “It is completely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference and interfere in an election before tens of thousands of Iowans have even had a chance to vote.'' This is outrageous,” Andrew Romeo, communications director for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, said on the X Show.
“The media is on President Trump's side, and this is the most egregious example yet,” he added.
It is completely outrageous that the media would call a campaign and participate in election interference before tens of thousands of Iowans have cast their votes. The media is pro-Trump and this is the worst example ever.
— Andrew Romeo (@andrewromeo33) January 16, 2024
“I'm in a district where I haven't even voted yet, and the media is trying to call a Trump campaign,” Team DeSantis' Jeremy Redfern said as other DeSantis supporters crowded in. he added, expressing similar sentiments.
The district I'm in hasn't even voted yet, yet the media is trying to make the election Trump.
— Jeremy Redfern (@JeremyRedfernFL) January 16, 2024
Canceling this election while ignoring those who are still voting is pure bullshit and election interference. pic.twitter.com/m6VGK9MIug
— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 16, 2024
When Fox sent out this “breaking news,” people in the precinct I was watching in Des Moines were still speaking, and not even voting. Corporate media interference in elections. https://t.co/0SpmGfojsq
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) January 16, 2024
They're calling it that because the caucus field is still in progress. If that's not election interference, I don't know what is. They're literally trying to force people to go home because it's already over, according to the news networks. In 2024, news spreads fast.we became…
— Nick Stelzner (@stelzner_n1150) January 16, 2024
Calling a race before votes are cast is election interference.
— Kayleigh 🇺🇸 (@FLAKayleigh) January 16, 2024
As of 9:06 p.m. ET, the vote share was 3 percent. Trump had Voter turnout in the Hawkeye State was 53.2 percent, which is expected to be an overwhelming victory.
