WATERLOO, Iowa—Flanked by Christmas trees topped with red ballcaps bearing his “Make America Great Again” slogan, former President Donald Trump stepped into the Christmas spirit, but he sidestepped the just-released Colorado Supreme Court decision to yank his name from the 2024 ballot on constitutional grounds.
Within a couple hours of that Dec. 19 decision, President Trump took the stage at the Waterloo Convention Center and welcomed about 1,000 supporters with a hearty “Merry Christmas.”
He then emphasized the holiday’s religious significance and proposed new steps to protect Christians and “other religious believers” from government persecution.
“Americans of faith are the soul of our country,” he declared at the event where he encouraged Iowans to go to their first-in-nation caucuses on Jan. 15 and vote for him….
