Trump made the appearance at a pregame function hosted by Iowa State University’s (ISU) Alpha Gamma Rho chapter ahead of ISU’s Saturday home game against Iowa University’s Hawkeyes. Trump waved to a large crowd that had assembled outside of the fraternity house, and even tried his hand behind the grill, footage posted to Twitter shows.
He socialized with tailgate’s attendees and took a shift behind the grill to flip burgers.
Trump also toured the fraternity house, where the brotherhood greeted him with raucous applause as he entered a common area.
“You’re young, handsome… I’d trade you right now,” Trump said while addressing the fraternity brothers.
President @realDonaldTrump stops by Alpha Gamma Ro Agriculture Fraternity House 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Loftf2Leh0
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 9, 2023
Trump made the appearance to rub shoulders with Iowans ahead of the Iowa primary caucus, set for Jan. 15, 2024.
President @realDonaldTrump flipping burgers at Iowa State University! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/hUjBVEFeoW
— Margo Martin (@margommartin) September 9, 2023
While Trump lost the Iowa caucus in the 2016 Republican primaries, he currently leads all other Republican candidates in the state by a wide margin ahead of the 2024 caucus, according to FiveThirtyEight.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who currently stands as the closest challenger to Trump in the polls, also attended the ISU-Iowa game. He joined Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds in the stands.
Nick Pope on September 9, 2023
