Ben Carson Endorsement, Christian Themes Lead Trump Event in Iowa

On the fringes of the real American West in the Orpheum, President Trump balanced talk of war, peace, and the eternal as he courts the evangelical vote in Iowa.

Former President Donald Trump holds an African American History Month listening session attended by nominee to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Ben Carson (right), Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison Omarosa Manigault (left) and other officials in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 1, 2017. Michael Reynolds - Pool/Getty Images

Before former President Donald Trump took the stage for a campaign event at the Sioux City Orpheum in Iowa on Oct. 29, Dr. Ben Carson, former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, had a big announcement for the crowd.

The softspoken brain surgeon endorsed President Trump in his bid to return to the White House, to cheers and applause.