(Radio Iowa) – Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis says his plan to visit each of Iowa’s 99 counties shows how his campaign differs from former President Donald Trump. DeSantis, who made a brief stop Friday morning, in Atlantic at the Downtowner, easily won reelection to a second term as Florida’s governor last year. In July, DeSantis let about a dozen staffers on his presidential campaign go and this week he fired his campaign manager. The man who’s been the governor’s chief of staff in Florida’s capitol is now leading DeSantis’ presidential campaign.

DeSantis’ scheduled campaign stop took him to Coralville, Thursday. He was also set to partake in meet and greet events Friday, in Harlan (12:30-1:30-p.m.), and Panora (6-7-p.m.). “You’ve got to get in front of people. They want to see you. They want to be able to ask questions and that’s really the way it should be and so we’re committed,” DeSantis says. “We’ve now done 32 of the 99 counties and we’re going to do all 99.”

Governor Kim Reynolds will host DeSantis and three other G-O-P presidential candidates for her Fair Side Chat series Saturday at the Iowa State Fair. Former President Donald Trump plans to campaign at the Fair on Saturday, too. Two Democrats who’re running against President Biden are scheduled to speak at the Fair on Saturday.