Staff arrange the stage before the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Place settings and a program await attendees before the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and his wife Barbara Grassley greet supporters before the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Businessman Perry Johnson signs a copy of his book for a supporter during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann greets supporters before the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds waves to supporters during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis takes the stage during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Businessman Perry Johnson speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Vice President Mike Pence waves to the audience during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

An audience member looks on during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez takes the stage during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Pastor Ryan Binkley takes the stage during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Pastor Ryan Binkley speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Talk radio host Larry Elder speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy waves to attendees during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former President Donald Trump takes the stage during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Businessman Perry Johnson greets a supporter during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

a staffer for Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., distributes miniature footballs and American flags during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy greets supporters during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets supporters during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Casey’s pizza on offer in the DeSantis campaign’s breakout room during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Attendees enjoy refreshments in the Ramaswamy campaigns’s breakout room during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Attendees wait to meet Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy during the 2023 Lincoln Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Friday, July 28, 2023. The event featured remarks from thirteen candidates for the Republican nomination for President. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)