SIOUX CITY—With Iowa’s Republican caucus now less than two weeks away, speakers at a Sioux City event for former President Donald J. Trump hewed closely to a simple message: get out and caucus on Jan. 15.
“Stand up with me. I want you to make a commitment with me,” said South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, the Jan. 3 event’s biggest star. The crowd rose to their feet as the Republican state executive asked them to help “make sure that President Donald J. Trump is the next president.”
But while her speech stood out for its focus on action and productive dialogue, Ms. Noem still reserved a cutting remark for another woman who has been talked up as a possible Trump vice-presidential pick….