‘It’s a live audition’: Trump surrogates swarm Iowa before caucuses
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6HN92)
Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz - even Roseanne Barr - stand in for ex-president as his challengers struggle in the polls
Outside, traders were braving the bitter cold to sell Trump hats, T-shirts and other merchandise. Inside, hundreds of Trump supporters were proudly sporting Make America great again" (Maga) regalia. They were surrounded by big screens, loudspeakers, TV cameras, patriotic flags and Team Trump" logos.
It had all the trappings of a Donald Trump campaign rally but one thing was missing: Donald Trump.
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