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DAVENPORT, IOWA - MARCH 10: Gov. Ron DeSantis greets attendees at a town hall in Davenport, Iowa on March 10, 2023. (Photo by Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Meatball Ron brining the DeSantis faithful to Florida next week to kick off 2024 presidential campign.

See also, Meatball Ron’s Secret Mission to Iowa in pictures.

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