# Why Steve Did Something He's NEVER Done Before | 6/1/26

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Podcast: [Steve Deace Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/steve-deace-show-314304)
Published: 2026-06-01T18:26:00+00:00
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## Resource

Steve explains why, in the Iowa GOP gubernatorial primary, he did something over the weekend that he has never done before in his career. Then, Bob Vander Plaats joins the program to provide his take on President Trump's late-breaking endorsement in the aforementioned primary. In Hour Two, it's another round of Ask Deace Anything. TODAY'S SPONSORS: POCKET HOSE: Text DEACE to 64000 SELECT QUOTE: https://life.selectquote.com/termlife?sCode=HATQ BIRCH GOLD: Text STEVE to 989898 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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