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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and former President Donald Trump.
  • A DeSantis spokesperson on Monday blasted the early projection calls for Trump in the Iowa caucuses.
  • "Absolutely outrageous that the media would participate in election interference," Andrew Romeo wrote on X.
  • DeSantis staked a lot in a strong Iowa showing, but Trump had long been the dominant GOP contender in the state.

Roughly 30 minutes after the Iowa Republican caucuses began, most major media outlets called the race for former President Donald Trump, who had long been viewed as the heavy favorite in the Midwestern state.