Dem Senate candidate praised Trump, now taunts opponent for supporting him

Months before launching her Iowa Senate bid, former Democratic Lt. Gov. Patty Judge toured a local ethanol plant with Donald Trump and encouraged members of America’s Renewable Future to consider supporting candidates like him, according to audio obtained by the Washington Examiner.

Judge has routinely criticized her opponent, incumbent Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley, for supporting his party’s presidential nominee since she entered the Senate race in early March. Most recently, she told reporters it was “unconscionable” that Grassley declined to withdraw his support for Trump in the wake of his lewd audio tape scandal.