Iowa Shocker! The Trump Primary Machine DEFEATED By MAHA Farmer Zach Lahn.

About this episode

Zach Lahn's surprising victory over Trump-endorsed Randy Feenstra in the Iowa GOP primary highlights a shift towards local values and grassroots politics.

Donald Trump has made it his mission to establish total dominance over the Republican Party (even if he destroys it in the process) and as the 2026 primary season unfolded he seemed to be unstoppable. Until yesterday. Political newcomer and sixth-generation farmer Zach Lahn shocked the Trump-endorsed favorite Randy Feenstra, winning the GOP nomination for governor in a stunning upset. Despite a last-minute Trump endorsement, Iowans chose Iowa first over the Washington, DC machine. Trump has declared himself the king of the GOP and has gone as far as to assert that the MAGA movement is whatever HE wants it to be, (which is now very obviously pro-war, pro-pedophile, pro-technofacism, pro-debt spending, pro-money printing & inflation, pro-medical fascism and pro-Israel First America Last). But apparently, Iowans are not buying and said so LOUDLY, last night with their election of Zach Lahn. This is what anti-establishment, non-partisan, common sense platforming looks like: A grassroots conservative who’s putting family farms, clean water, and Iowans ahead of national power politics, corporate insiders, and out-of-state billionaires. And Lahn is already WINNING on key fights —…

People in this episode

Host: Shannon Joy

Guest: Zach Lahn

Topics covered

• politics
• Iowa primary
• Trump endorsement
• grassroots movements
• local governance
• Republican nomination

Keywords

• Iowa primary
• Zach Lahn
• Trump endorsement
• Republican Party
• grassroots
• local control
• political upset

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MAGA, Republican Party

Places: Iowa, Washington, DC

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