DeSantis returns to Iowa campaign trail as storm pummels Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis returned to the presidential campaign trail in Iowa on Tuesday night as Florida dealt with a severe weather outbreak that damaged Panhandle communities and closed government offices.

In a whirlwind trip, DeSantis delivered the State of the State address before the Legislature shortly after 11 a.m. in Tallahassee as storms battered the Panhandle.

He left to participate in a Fox News town hall at 6 p.m. Thursday in Iowa, Bryan Griffin, a campaign spokesman, wrote in a social media post.