Governor’s revolt: Why Iowa’s Kim Reynolds split from Trump ahead of caucus

Iowa’s Kim Reynolds has thrown her support behind a fellow governor, Ron DeSantis, in the 2024 Republican presidential primary race in the United States [File: Ron Johnson/AP Photo]

For decades, it was a tradition for Iowa governors to remain neutral ahead of the state’s all-important caucuses — the first major contest of the United States presidential race.

And Republican Governor Kim Reynolds seemed poised to uphold that tradition for much of last year.