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Trump's midterm campaign tour stops in Iowa
Confirmed
In Short: During his midterm campaign tour, President Donald Trump promised to support E-15 all year round in Iowa.
President Donald Trump kicked off his midterm campaign tour in Iowa, emphasizing his administration's support for the state's ethanol industry.
At a rally in Clive, Iowa, Trump highlighted his administration's tariff policies and support for ethanol producers, which he said contributed to Iowa's support for his presidential campaigns.
"I promise to support E-15 all year round," Trump told the Iowa crowd, a pledge he made during his presidential campaign.
When asked about immigration and border patrol agents in the Twin Cities, Trump responded, "We’ll do whatever’s appropriate," according to reporters traveling with the president.
Trump also criticized Representative Ilhan Omar, saying she should not speak about the U.S. Constitution because Somalia, her birth country, is known for "pirates" and is a "disaster."
The president's campaign tour includes stops in 35 competitive battleground races, with Trump aiming to energize Republican voter turnout.
In Sioux City, Iowa, Trump wrapped up his nearly two-hour rally, boosting Republican candidates facing tight races in the upcoming midterm elections.
"They’re playing this song, ‘Macho Man,’" a reporter noted, referring to the 1978 disco anthem by the Village People.
Trump touted the 50% tariffs on steel imports as the reason for a new steel plant to be built in Iowa by Mesabi Metallics, which will create 1,750 new permanent jobs.
Political analysts suggest that Trump's campaign strategy includes visiting deep-red states and traditional battleground states to recruit supporters and boost Republican turnout.
"In about two days, I’m starting a literally 32-day tour. … I’m going to Texas. I’m going to Ohio. I’m going to all different places," Trump said.
"I will … terminate (President Joe Biden's) electric vehicle mandate. If you want to buy an electric car, that's fine, but you're going to be able to buy every other form of car also," Trump promised.
What this adds
Trump's campaign tour includes stops in deep-red states and traditional battleground states, suggesting his strategy is to energize Republican voter turnout.
The steel plant in Iowa is expected to create 1,750 new permanent jobs, according to the president's campaign promises.
Background
President Donald Trump is on a 15-rally tour across 13 states, aiming to boost Republican turnout for the upcoming midterm elections.
What's confirmed
- DETROIT — Former President Barack Obama will campaign alongside Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit later this month, lending his support to the progressive nominee after a bruising Democratic primary exposed divisions within the party.
What's still developing
- Standing behind signage that read “Lower Prices” and “Bigger Paychecks,” Trump didn’t begin the Clive, Iowa, rally by recounting his administration’s efforts to lower prices.
- Sioux City, Iowa (RI) — Iowa Democrats say farmers are still waiting for meaningful action on trade, tariffs, and the war involving Iran as President Donald Trump prepares to campaign in Sioux City.
- Trump began his October campaign road trip in GOP-friendly states, but has begun venturing into territory that’s deemed to have become perilous for Republicans.
- Josh Turek, took her time to slam the Democrat and urge voters “not to give him that promotion” and to “keep Iowa Iowa.” Trump wrapped up after nearly 100 minutes on stage in Sioux City, Iowa, boosting the Republican candidates that face tight races this midterm election.
- Obama taped two dozen ads last week for Democratic candidates for governor and Senate that will be released in the coming days and weeks, in addition to more campaign stops soon to be announced.
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- The first events in the closing stretch of the midterm election campaign suggest his strength with swing voters is limited, as even some Republican candidates seek distance, political analysts said.
- “Going to places where you might be able to recruit supporters rather than places where it’d be easy for Democrats to say, ‘Look how closely this candidate is tied to a president whose popularity is pretty low.’” Trump’s approval rating was hovering Wednesday near 37%, with 60% disapproving.
- Sand, 44, told food pantry organizers from east-central Iowa on Wednesday during a 2026 election campaign stop that Trump administration officials have not been willing to listen to state level leaders left to implement reforms to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program enacted by Republicans in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in 2025.
- Sand on the campaign trail frequently references what he refers to as “one party rule” in Iowa, referring to the GOP majority in both chambers of the state legislature since 2017.
- President Barack Obama will join Abdul El-Sayed on the campaign trail in Detroit on Oct. 24, El-Sayed announced on social media Monday.
- “ It is my honor and privilege to announce that President @BarackObama is joining us on the trail in Detroit on Saturday, October 24,” the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat wrote.
Sources
- C-SPANlink
- Iowa Capital Dispatchlink
- Oannlink
- Roll Calllink
- Kiwaradiolink
- Kccilink
- PBSlink
- Chicagotribunelink
- Politifactlink
- Politicolink
- Kwwllink
- Thedailyrecordlink
- Oudailylink
- Washingtonexaminerlink
- Mediaitelink
- WarpBeat — background on Trump's Midterm Rally Tour Aims to Boost Republican Turnout link
- CBS19 — video link