{"id":1944034,"date":"2023-06-04T19:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-04T23:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent-2\/"},"modified":"2023-06-04T19:10:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-04T23:10:53","slug":"8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent-2\/","title":{"rendered":"8 GOP candidates attend Iowa &#8216;Roast and Ride&#8217; event, Trump absent."},"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-2%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=1944034&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 \u2018Roast and Ride\u2019 Event in Iowa<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0604\/b56c2fe9-1c62-485b-b7bf-ec0cf176ab3a\/audio.mp3?length=4273101&#038;duration=356\"><\/div>\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 front-runner former President Donald Trump notably absent.<\/p>\n<p>The combination barbecue rally and motorcycle ride on June 3, hosted by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, had the following declared or presumed Republican presidential candidates in attendance:<\/p>\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<div class=\"video_fit_container\">\n\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"671\" height=\"377\" class=\"video_frame\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PaXHAahP2ds?wmode=transparent&#038;wmode=opaque\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>Pence, who hasn\u2019t officially declared his candidacy 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.<\/p>\n<p>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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311050-Election_2024_Iowa_23154661682125-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<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\t<\/figure>\n<p>The former vice president, who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-soros-operative-made-numerous-visits-to-biden-white-house\/\" title=\"Top Soros Operative Made Numerous Visits to Biden White House\">made frequent trips<\/a> to Iowa over the past year, is expected to announce his 2024 presidential campaign at an event in Des Moines on June 7.<\/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.<\/p>\n<p>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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311069-Election_2024_Iowa_23154723267064.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311069-Election_2024_Iowa_23154723267064.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. (Charlie Neibergall\/AP Photo)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>During his 2024 presidential campaign announcement, DeSantis defended his continuing feud with the media giant, which dates back to a clash over a Florida bill that prohibited discussions of sex and gender identity in schools with children in third grade or younger.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida stands for the protection of children; we believe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-republican-presidential-hopefuls-attend-iowa-roast-and-ride-event-trump-notably-absent-2\/\" title=\"8 GOP candidates attend Iowa 'Roast and Ride' event, Trump absent.\">jamming gender ideology<\/a> 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 enacted legislation that ended the special conditions that gave Disney near total operational autonomy in the district where Disney World is located.<\/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 the subject 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 former president 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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311073-Election_2024_Iowa_23154711217400.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/04\/id5311073-Election_2024_Iowa_23154711217400.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. (Charlie Neibergall\/AP Photo)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p>Trump, who is the Republican front-runner for the 2024 presidential race by a wide margin, was absent from the \u201cRoast and Ride\u201d after spending two days in Iowa in the previous week.<\/p>\n<h2>Trump\u2019s Iowa Town Hall<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the 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 why he doesn\u2019t \u201ctone it down\u201d when it comes to his tough rhetoric regarding 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\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/06\/02\/id5308027-GettyImages-1495210764-1200x800.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<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\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eight GOP presidential candidates attended the &#8220;Roast and Ride&#8221; event in Iowa to woo voters as the summer campaign season begins. Notably absent was front-runner Donald Trump. The event, hosted by Sen. 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