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"Vice President JD Vance's appearance in a state critical to the 2028 Republican presidential nomination is raising eyebrows due to a lobbyist's bid to entice attendees.
Ahead of a rally Vance headlined in Des Moines with Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn that took place last Tuesday, a text message was sent by an Iowa ethanol lobbyist recruiting spectators to attend. The messages contained an offer of payment.
The text, obtained and published by Iowa Starting Line read:
'Gentlemen, Jake Swanson here. I wanted to invite you to join me in seeing Vice President JD Vance this afternoon in Des Moines. I do some work for an ethanol company and so if you're able to join, I will give you $100, and for anyone that you recruit, an additional $25. No limit on referrals, so if someone recruits a group of 20 to show up, that's $500.'
Swanson is a lobbyist and a former policy adviser to Iowa's Republican governor, Kim Reynolds.
In a statement to Iowa Starting Line, Swanson defended the move: 'I love ethanol and what it does for our state.
'So I was happy to bring some Iowa State kids to the rally to celebrate all the things Trump-Vance have done for biofuels and I think there's opportunity for so much more. This is what I like to do in my own personal spare time,' Swanson noted.
A spokesperson for the Vice President told The Daily Mail after publication that 'our office had no involvement in or knowledge of any such efforts.'... More...
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