Ron DeSantis and his wife Casey turned the wedding of an Iowa State Representative into a campaign stunt in an effort to reduce the gap between himself and former President Donald Trump.

The Florida Governor visited the state and attended the wedding of Taylor Collins, a state representative from Iowa, and his wife Savannah. The newlyweds entered the ceremony at a location in the state capital while DeSantis and his wife followed behind them.

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The Florida Governor was greeted by applause and a standing ovation from about 150 visitors, according to social media videos. Former President Donald Trump made a similar appearance at a wedding at his Bedminster golf club in New Jersey just a few days prior ago.

DeSantis could be seen in the video entering the wedding reception to loud cheers and whistling as he waved to the crowd. Upon entering the large space in front of them, the newlyweds hurriedly go to the side while Representative Collins applauds DeSantis loudly.

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Adam Gregg, the lieutenant governor of Iowa, also uploaded a photo of himself, his family, and DeSantis to his Twitter account. “Congratulations to Taylor Collins and Savannah Collins, So happy for you!”, he wrote on Twitter.

The pair spent some time chatting with the guests once they arrived, according to The New York Times.
According to the publication, the two were unexpectedly invited by the bride, Savannah Collins, much to the surprise of her husband, who had previously supported DeSantis.

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DeSantis has been in the state for two days while traveling across Iowa to promote his recent record of conservative education, abortion, and gender policies in Florida as well as a similar GOP crowd-pleasing national agenda.

Trump is expected to win Iowa with 55% of the vote in the Republican Primary, according to recent polls by the New York Times and Siena College. With 39 percent, DeSantis is not far behind and has almost doubled since polling ended late last month.