by Ethan Huff‚ Natural News: There is a strange overlap between the federal government of the United States and “seedy” parties from the billionaire class‚ the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein being no exception. During a recent appearance with Jack Posobiec of Human Events Daily‚ guest Mike Benz explained that Epstein long maintained ties to the Deep State‚ […]

Ron DeSantis earned an award at an Iowa campaign event that will surely become official by Monday. A participation trophy! One man walked up to DeSantis to present the award. “Real quick before we get started. Thank you everyone‚” the man said. “Governor DeSantis‚ I want to present to you this participation trophy‚” he commented. Many people in the room burst into laughter after the announcement of the participation trophy. “Now‚ [you’re] probably not going to win the election‚” he added. “But we’re proud of you for trying‚” he said. “He’s special. He’s unique. He’s our little snowflake‚” the man continued. DeSantis rejected the trophy presented to him. WATCH: Atlantic‚ Iowa — a man came up to DeSantis at his town hall &; tried to hand him a participation trophy. He said DeSantis he “probably won’t win the election.” He also called DeSantis “our favorite snowflake.” pic.twitter.com/fTEY9Y4kM9 — Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) January 13‚ 2024 X users reacted to the participation award received by DeSantis: Wow. @CaseyDeSantis had to defend her husband . Who wears the pants again? https://t.co/YxwMZGrEH7 — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 13‚ 2024 Tip…your wife protecting you is an emasculating move. https://t.co/8UhlsIgjhH — Márta Lisle (@UrUnpaidPundit) January 13‚ 2024 Lmao his wife laughed. https://t.co/h9R8VikoT8 — Cassandra MacDonald (@CassandraRules) January 13‚ 2024 I laughed out loud this is too good https://t.co/ytM5ic4d2H — MORGONN (@morgonnm) January 13‚ 2024 BASED… https://t.co/MM8vi9j0M1 — @amuse (@amuse) January 13‚ 2024 The Hill provided details about DeSantis’ struggling campaign: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces a moment of truth in the Iowa caucuses Monday after making the Hawkeye State the paramount priority in his presidential bid. Despite investing nearly everything in Iowa‚ polls show DeSantis has his work cut out for him. A Suffolk University Political Research Center poll released Thursday showed former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley topping DeSantis in Iowa by 7 points. Former President Trump continues to lead the field with 54 percent support. However‚ caucuses are already unpredictable events‚ and coupled with the inclement weather expected in the state‚ DeSantis’s team says they are moving forward. “It’s like an NFL season‚” said David Polyansky‚ deputy campaign manager for DeSantis. “You have game after game. Iowa is the first game. It deservedly gets all of the attention‚ because it’s the first one on the calendar‚ but on that night‚ we’re all going to pick up and fly out of here and go campaign elsewhere‚” he continued‚ noting DeSantis’s participation the CNN town hall in Manchester‚ N.H.‚ set for Tuesday. “We keep playing‚” he added. On Friday‚ the DeSantis campaign said the governor will head straight to South Carolina following the Iowa caucuses to telegraph to Haley that he is working to have a good showing in her home state. But DeSantis also has an uphill climb in the Palmetto State‚ where Trump leads with 53.6 percent support‚ followed by Haley at 25.2 percent. DeSantis clocks in at 9.4 percent. And there are questions about how DeSantis would be able to continue if the polls coming out of Iowa are correct. “It’s make-or-break on Monday‚” said Jimmy Centers‚ an Iowa-based Republican strategist.

President Trump on Friday aired a message to Iowa voters ahead of Monday’s caucus. “I’m leaving very shortly for your beautiful state. I love that state. I love the people in the state. I’ll get there sometime around Saturday night‚” Trump said. “One way or the other I’m getting there. You have the worst weather I guess in recorded history‚ but maybe that’s good because our people are more committed than anybody else‚” he continued. “We have to make sure we caucus on Monday 6:30. Get there half-an-hour before the 7 o’clock bell and we’re gonna do something that’s really special‚” he added. “I’ll get to see you on Sunday and Monday. And maybe Saturday night late. It’s going to be a little bit of a trek. Nobody knows exactly how we’re going to get there‚ but we’re going to figure it out‚” he continued. “We wouldn’t miss it for anything. We have record cold weather. Record snowfall. Record everything. But we will not miss it‚” he added. Investigative journalist Laura Loomer shared Trump’s message. “Please don’t take the Caucus for granted. Don’t let the weather keep you inside. It’s imperative that every Trump supporter comes out and Caucuses for President Trump on Monday‚ January 15th. Be there before 6:30 pm and leave early to calculate possible weather delays since you have to drive slower in the snow. We need a major blowout victory for President Trump on Monday!” Loomer wrote. WATCH: WATCH: President Trump has a message for Iowa voters! Please don’t take the Caucus for granted. Don’t let the weather keep you inside. It’s imperative that every Trump supporter comes out and Caucuses for President Trump on Monday‚ January 15th. Be there before 6:30 pm and… pic.twitter.com/MKgUa91KZV — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 13‚ 2024 Dr. Ben Carson‚ one of the names considered for Trump’s vice president‚ told Iowa voters to watch out for ‘dirty tricks.’ ‘Look Out for Dirty Tricks‚' Ben Carson Warns Iowa Trump Voters in New Video Message ⁦@RealBenCarson⁩ has endorsed President Trump. The same people who lied in 2016 &; said Carson dropped out before the Iowa Caucus now work for ⁦@RonDeSantis.⁩ https://t.co/0sSTRiLoYL — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) January 13‚ 2024 The Messenger reports: The last time Dr. Ben Carson was stumping in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucus for himself‚ he was the target of a dirty trick by a rival campaign that informed voters he had dropped out. Eight years later‚ Carson recalled the incident in a video message Friday night to Donald Trump supporters. Then he blasted out a warning to them to watch out for dirty tricks to make sure they get to their precincts Monday to vote for Trump. “Be on the lookout for dirty tricks and be smarter than they are‚” Carson warned in the video on Rumble. “In 2016‚ when I ran for president and spent many days in Iowa‚ some folks played dirty tricks. You might remember a false message spread on Caucus day that I was dropping out of the presidential race — even though I wasn’t‚” Carson said in the video. After caucus night at the time‚ Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign apologized for the false information about Carson dropping out‚ insisting it had been a mere misunderstanding. Cruz won the caucus that night. Trump came in second. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in third — followed by Carson‚ who eventually dropped out. Carson endorsed Trump and was appointed housing secretary after Trump won the presidency. Iowa voters must prepare for blizzard conditions as they prepare to caucus Monday. Kari Lake‚ who grew up in Iowa‚ said the weather won’t deter Iowans from showing up. “The media is making a huge deal about the blizzard‚ about the snow. They’ve dealt with snow here forever in Iowa. Let me just remind you‚ it’s January. The people are used to cold weather‚” Lake explained. “We’re going to get out on Monday and make history‚” she added. WATCH: .@KariLake: "The media is making a huge deal about the blizzard‚ about the snow. They've dealt with snow here forever in Iowa. Let me just remind you‚ it's January. The people are used to cold weather… we're going to get out on Monday and make history." pic.twitter.com/PHfm4G7IA2 — Kari Lake War Room (@KariLakeWarRoom) January 13‚ 2024 CBS News reports: The Iowa caucuses Monday will be held during a dangerous‚ record-breaking cold front as Republican presidential candidates worry the impact will depress turnout. Temperatures are unlikely to break 0 degrees Fahrenheit‚ with wind chill pushing the temperature as low as -45 F Monday night‚ according to the National Weather Service. Officials are warning that frostbite can occur within 10 minutes of outdoor exposure and as Iowans will be lining up at their local caucus site‚ with some forced to wait outside for extended periods of time. “Outdoor exposure without proper winter clothing will be dangerous‚” said Matt Sitkowski‚ science editor-in-chief at The Weather Channel. The excessive cold began Friday afternoon as a blizzard blanketed Iowa‚ bringing low temperatures and whiteout conditions that caused most campaigns to cancel events across the Hawkeye state.