Instead of “beware the Ides of March,” maybe we should beware the Ides of January. Senator Chuck Grassley (who hasn’t picked a favorite in this year’s GOP field) and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, an enthusiastic Trump endorser. Consider a few contrasts that should haunt us if a Trump triumph in the Iowa caucus clinches the GOP presidential nomination for him. TRUMP VS. MEDICAL SCIENCEIn Trump’s final year as president, his record on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic was awful. The Washington Post calculated that, as president, Trump made more than 35,000 false or misleading claims — nearly half of them in his final year.

Source: Forbes January 14, 2024 04:10 UTC