On Iowa Politics Podcast: President Trump visits Iowa

Trump stops in Iowa

Welcome to Week in Iowa.

Speaking in Iowa last week, a boastful Trump brags, exaggerates and lies about the health of the U.S. economy

Watching President Trump bragging about how great our economy is during a speech he gave  in Iowa last week, I was struck by the desperation in his tone, which sounded like he was trying to convince not only the reflexively supportive audience about how well things are going, but also conning himself into believing his own baloney.Before I get into details, I was also kind of amazed that he would go into a farm state and try to make out that thi…