"DeSantis' Campaign Faces Financial Controversy and Trump's Warning"

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his supporters have paid $95,000 to the Family Leader Foundation, an Iowa-based nonprofit led by influential evangelical leader Bob Vander Plaats, in an effort to court the state's influential evangelical voting base and gain Vander Plaats' endorsement. The payments secured three pages of advertisements in a booklet distributed at a presidential candidate forum attended by Christian conservatives, as well as tickets to the summit and related events. Vander Plaats' endorsement has proven influential in past Iowa caucuses, and DeSantis hopes to stall former President Donald Trump's momentum by winning in Iowa.