US EditionTrump Visits Iowa to Kick Off Midterm Election Campaigning: "We've Got to Win"
President Trump held his first 2026 campaign rally focusing on the economy amid local security measures including road closures and a designated free speech zone.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump will return to Iowa to speak on the economy and rally voters during his first 2026 campaign-style trip to the Des Moines area.
- To help Republicans hold the House, Trump is visiting Iowa, where CBS News reports Iowa's competitive House districts and an open governor's race after Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stepped aside last year make the state key.
- Northwest 100th Street will be closed from Swanson Boulevard to Hickman Road from noon to 5 p.m., Clive police set a Free Speech Zone near the Horizon Event Center, and registered attendees can park at the Horizon Event Center or Revision Church parking lot.
- Clive police stressed they will balance safety with free expression, deploying officers to keep people safe and urging residents and commuters to find legal parking in surrounding neighborhoods and follow detours.
- Clive hasn't hosted a sitting president since 2004 when George W. Bush visited, and the trip follows Mr. Trump's July 2025 visit with Rep. Randy Feenstra traveling alongside him.
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