DeSantis and Haley Battle for Second Place in Iowa Caucuses, Criticize Trump

As the Iowa caucuses approach, DeSantis and Haley focus their attacks on Trump while trailing him by roughly 30 points in the state.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley are battling for second place in the Iowa caucuses, with both candidates focusing their attacks on former President Donald Trump during their respective CNN town halls.
DeSantis criticized Trump for failing to follow through on 2016 promises, including not dismantling the bureaucracy and not stopping the border invasion.
Haley, who has been surging in the New Hampshire polls, is being backed by a group called Primary Power that aims to push Democratic-leaning independents to vote against Trump in the GOP primary.
Both candidates were asked about gun violence in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Iowa, with DeSantis supporting 'instant' checks on buyers and Haley focusing on mental health as a driver of such shootings.
Despite the criticisms, Trump remains the overwhelming polling leader in the Republican primary race, with DeSantis and Haley trailing by roughly 30 points in Iowa.