Dordt University, an evangelical Christian college with 1,500 students in Sioux Center, Iowa, announced it was canceling a town hall with Republican presidential candidate and multi-venue defendant Donald Trump because Trump insisted on hosting a rally at the campus and didn't want to take questions from students, KCAU ABC-9 in Sioux City reports.
In a statement, the university said it would no longer host the event at a campus location that holds around 900 people because the Trump campaign did not want him taking questions and instead preferred his normal vocal diarrhea. The university said it would continue hosting forums for the other GOP candidates who committed to the format.
"These events are intended to be educational in nature, including questions directly from Dordt students to the candidates. The Trump campaign started the process of lining up a campaign stop but desired a rally format," a statement from the school read. "Dordt understood that President Trump's visit would not be publicized until the format was finalized after the new year. Ultimately, the vision of the Trump campaign and Dordt were incongruent, and the event will not take place at the university."