Who gets credit (or blame) for President Trump? Pottawattamie County Republicans, that's who

By Erin Grace / World-Herald columnist Oct 10, 2018 Updated 3 hrs ago

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Jeff Jorgensen wants someone to write the how-he-did-it book, explaining how dark horse candidate Donald Trump became U.S. President Trump. And he wants Chapter One to give credit where credit is due, to two entities: God. And Pott County.

Jorgensen shared this wish as we waited an hour in line in the pouring rain outside the Mid-America Center where President Trump appeared Tuesday. He explained himself as we waited about four more hours inside the arena, where Jorgensen — a GOP volunteer — politely directed foot traffic from Section 207.

And he offered to tell me more — a book's worth, he said, suggesting I write it — as we left the rally before Trump had finished in order to beat the crowds.

"Someone needs to chronicle his early entry into politics," Jorgensen said as we walked past piles of dumped umbrellas, empty tents, piles of $20 Make America Great Again knit hats and throngs of Trump supporters who couldn't get into the arena and had to make do watching the president from a big screen outside.

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