During Wednesday’s Fox News Iowa Town Hall event, presidential frontrunner Donald Trump displayed his feisty, quick-witted temperament that has gained the adoration of millions of Americans.
The televised discussion was scheduled at the same time as the GOP presidential debate between Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis.
Speaking on a variety of issues, the leading GOP candidate railed against the U.S. establishment’s never-ending overseas wars, while noting he was the first president in decades to have peace throughout his presidency.
“I had no wars,” Trump told the crowd. “I’m the only president in 72 years, I didn’t have any wars.”
Later, Trump attacked Biden for being too “weak” and declared America will operate via peace through strength if he returns to office.
The 45th president also stated he’d roll out the largest deportation effort of all time and joked about Hunter Biden’s shady business deals.
EPIC!
My favorite moments from the Trump Town Hall. pic.twitter.com/pWfSbqmYJh— Mr Reagan
(@MrReaganUSA) January 11, 2024
At one point, Trump admitted COVID-19 “came out of” the Wuhan, China lab while stopping short of suggesting it was an intentional leak.
“It came out of Wuhan,” he said. “They were saying it came out of bat caves 2,000 miles away, it came out of Italy, it came out of France, no it came out of Wuhan, the labs. And, by the way, I don’t THINK it was done on purpose… I think it was done out of incompetence, that’s what I think. I think a scientist went out and said hello to his girlfriend and that was the end of that. She died and then people started dying all over the place, but who knows? I can tell you one thing, I got a long with President Xi.”
HOLY SHIT
Did you catch that from Trump?
He says covid came out of the labs in Wuhan!
I don’t know if I’ve ever heard him say it so plainly.
Then he also reminds us that he “got along with President Xi”…
He says he “THINKS” it was incompetence, “but who knows”,… pic.twitter.com/OpBuXx5Ft4
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 11, 2024
Posting additional highlights to his Truth Social account, Trump wrote, “DeSanctus wants to CUT Social Security and Medicare. Nikki Haley wants to CUT Social Security and Medicare…Nikki Haley wanted to raise the age from 65 to 74!”
When Trump was asked if he would be looking for retribution in his second term, he said he wouldn’t have time for that, adding, “Our ultimate retribution is success.”
The leading presidential prospect continues to poll leaps and bounds ahead of the contending GOP field of candidates, and he’s only getting stronger with solid performances like the Wednesday night town hall.