Trump snaps at key Iowa evangelical leader with accusation he sold his endorsement

On Saturday afternoon Donald Trump launched an assault on Bob Vander Plaats, head of the Iowa-based nonprofit Family Leader Foundation, for endorsing Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) before the Iowa caucuses begin.

On Nov. 21 the influential evangelical leader threw his support behind the Florida governor who has been fighting an uphill battle in the state to overtake the former president in a key battle for the 2024 Republican party presidential nomination.

According to Vander Plaats, "I think America would be well served to have a choice, and I really believe Ron DeSantis should be that guy. And I think Iowa is tailor-made for him to win this.”

Trump apparently took exception to the idea of DeSantis being the "guy" and took to Truith Social to attack the evangelical leader while also accusing him of selling his endorsement.

"Bob Vander Plaats, the former High School Accountant from Iowa, will do anything to win, something which he hasn’t done in many years. He’s more known for scamming Candidates than he is for Victory, but now he’s going around using Disinformation from the Champions of that Art, the Democrats," he wrote.

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Referring to a report from August that revealed the DeSantis campaign, a super PAC linked to him funneled $95,000 to the Family Leader Foundation, Trump added, "I don’t believe anything Bob Vander Plaats says. Anyone who would take $95,000, and then endorse a Candidate who is going nowhere, is not what Elections are all about!"