US EditionTrump Takes 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Victory Lap in Iowa: 5 Takeaways
- President Donald Trump said the southern border has been secured and promised legal workers would not be kicked off Medicaid.
- Following Congress’s passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' Trump launched the America250 semiquincentennial celebration at Iowa State Fairgrounds to mark 250 years of independence.
- In response to Trump’s celebration, Iowa Democrats warn that proposed benefit cuts will harm vulnerable populations, while teacher Nancy Baker Curtis pleads for her son’s Medicaid coverage.
- Beyond Iowa, the year-long nationwide America250 initiative aims to project U.S. strength and history through celebrations leading to July 4, 2026.
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From UFC Fights to State Fairs, Trump Unveils Plans for Nation’s 250th
DES MOINES - He was a teenager when the World’s Fair came to his native Queens in 1964. As an adult, he built a casino along the Atlantic City boardwalk called Trump’s World Fair. And as a candidate, he flew in a helicopter over the Iowa State Fair and took a bite from a pork chop on a stick.
Trump tees up nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations in Iowa speech
By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump praised the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a speech at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, marking the start of a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. “There could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago, when Congress passed the one big beautiful bill to make America great again,” Trum…
“We’re taking America back:” President Trump speaks at the Iowa Fairgrounds
DES MOINES – President Donald Trump boarded Air Force One Thursday afternoon to speak at the Iowa Fairgrounds. The evening kicked off America250’s celebration of the 249th birthday of the United States. President Trump made good on his promise to make Iowa his first destination on the national tour. “This is a celebration of our great American flag,” President Trump said. “We promised to make Iowa the first stop on our tour, and we started rig…
Trump takes 'big, beautiful bill' victory lap in Iowa: 5 takeaways
President Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration of America’s 250th anniversary in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump turned a heartland festival for the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary into a celebration of himself, basking in a crowd of supporters Thursday night shortly after Congress approved tax cut legislation that he championed. On the eve of the July 4th holiday, Trump said “there could be no better birthday present for America than the phenomenal victory we achieved just hours ago, when Congress passed…
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