{"id":1943667,"date":"2023-06-03T22:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T02:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent\/"},"modified":"2023-06-03T22:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T02:26:29","slug":"8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent\/","title":{"rendered":"8 GOP candidates attend Iowa &#8216;Roast and Ride&#8217; event, Trump missing."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1943667&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Republican Presidential Hopefuls Attend \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d Event in Iowa<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>Eight Republican presidential hopefuls attended the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d event in Iowa to pitch themselves to prospective voters as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent\/\" title=\"8 GOP candidates attend Iowa 'Roast and Ride' event, Trump missing.\">busy summer campaign season kicks<\/a> off, with GOP frontrunner former President Donald Trump notably absent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The combination barbecue-rally and motorcycle ride, hosted by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), saw declared and presumed Republican presidential candidates in attendance at the eighth annual event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds near Des Moines.<\/p>\n<h3>Official or presumed candidates speaking at the event were:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Former Vice President Mike Pence<\/li>\n<li>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis<\/li>\n<li>Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley<\/li>\n<li>Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.)<\/li>\n<li>Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson<\/li>\n<li>Michigan businessman Perry Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Author Vivek Ramaswamy<\/li>\n<li>Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pence, who has not officially thrown his hat in the ring for 2024 but is widely rumored to make an announcement soon, was the only one who took part in a morning motorcycle ride for charity. Pence rode with the group to the fairgrounds, where candidates later gave speeches and chatted with barbecue-eating voters.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5311050\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311050-Election_2024_Iowa_23154661682125-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311050-Election_2024_Iowa_23154661682125-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Former Vice President Mike Pence climbs onto his motorcycle during the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d event, in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 3, 2023. (Joseph Cress\/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The former vice president, who has made frequent trips to Iowa over the past year, is expected to launch his 2024 presidential campaign at an event in Des Moines on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be back a little later next week,\u201d Pence teased the crowd when he spoke at the rally later in the day. \u201cI don\u2019t have anything to announce today.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Standing Up to Disney\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared at the rally, along with his wife, Casey, and their three young children. DeSantis chatted with voters, gave out autographs, and signed the Bible of a man who thanked the Florida governor for \u201cstanding up to Disney.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5311069\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311069-Election_2024_Iowa_23154723267064-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311069-Election_2024_Iowa_23154723267064-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his wife, Casey, walk to the stage during the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d event in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 3, 2023. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>During his 2024 presidential launch, DeSantis defended his ongoing feud with the media giant, which dates back to a clash over a Florida bill that made it illegal to discuss sex and gender identity with children below fourth grade.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida stands for the protection of children we believe jamming gender ideology in elementary school is wrong,\u201d DeSantis said in late May. \u201cDisney obviously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-responds-to-disney-criticism-nobody-has-made-disney-more-money-than-me\/\" title=\"DeSantis fires back at Disney criticism: 'I've made them a lot of money'\">supported injecting gender ideology<\/a> in elementary school.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under DeSantis, Florida passed legislation that ended the special conditions that Disney enjoyed for decades in how it administered the district where Disney World is located, which basically gave the company near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-political-desantis-denounces-disney-lawsuit\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Political:\u2019 DeSantis Denounces Disney Lawsuit\">total operational autonomy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Disney sued DeSantis over the move, accusing his administration of \u201cweaponizing its power to inflict political punishment\u201d on the media giant for its opposition to the Parental Rights in Education legislation.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis called the lawsuit meritless and political.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018New-Generation Leader\u2019?<\/h2>\n<p>In their speeches at the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d event, the candidates all tiptoed around mentions of Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Haley repeated a version of a line she has been using as a candidate that seems to allude to the 76-year-old Trump and the controversies associated with his political career.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time for a new-generation leader. We\u2019ve got to leave the baggage of the negativity behind,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5311073\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311073-Election_2024_Iowa_23154711217400-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311073-Election_2024_Iowa_23154711217400-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley walks to the stage with her husband Michael during the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d event in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 3, 2023. (AP Photo\/Charlie Neibergall)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump, who is the Republican frontrunner for the 2024 presidential race by a wide margin, was absent from the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d after spending two days in Iowa this past week.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump\u2019s Iowa Town Hall<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier in the week, former president held a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-beto-orourke-says-critical-race-theory-should-not-be-taught-in-schools\/\" title=\"Democrat 'Beto' O'Rourke Says Critical Race Theory Should Not Be Taught in Schools\">town hall-style event<\/a> in Clive, Iowa, with Fox News host Sean Hannity serving as moderator.<\/p>\n<p>Hannity said the \u201cmassive, incredible, enthusiastic\u201d audience came out in \u201crain, thunder, and lightning\u201d for the chance to hear Trump speak in person.<\/p>\n<p>Asked by Hannity why Trump doesn\u2019t \u201ctone it down\u201d when it comes to his tough rhetoric with regards to his political opponents, the former president said that the fierce opposition he faced while in office taught him that he needs to fight to stay in contention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI won an election. It was unprecedented \u2026 and from the day I got in [office], I was under siege \u2026 If I wasn\u2019t tough, I wouldn\u2019t be here right now,\u201d he said, drawing cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5308027\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02\/id5308027-GettyImages-1495210764-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02\/id5308027-GettyImages-1495210764-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Former President Donald Trump greets supporters at a Team Trump volunteer leadership training event held at the Grimes Community Complex in Grimes, Iowa on June 1, 2023. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Asked by an audience member what he would do to fix the economy, Trump said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidenflation-producer-price-index-skyrockets-11-3-in-june\/\" title=\"Bidenflation: Producer-price Index Skyrockets 11.3% in June\">price pressures continue<\/a> to bedevil the U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInflation is a killer of countries \u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iowa&#8217;s &#8220;Roast and Ride&#8221; event, aiming to win over voters as the summer campaign season begins. Notably absent was GOP frontrunner, former President Donald Trump. The event, hosted by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), featured a mix of barbecue, rally, and motorcycle ride, with both declared and presumed Republican presidential candidates in attendance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":118,"featured_media":1943668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[8237,7064,4864,6203,5626,10255,13878,6959,3634],"class_list":["post-1943667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-attend","tag-candidates","tag-event","tag-gop","tag-iowa","tag-missing","tag-ride","tag-roast","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1943667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1943668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1943667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1943667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1943667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}