Trump to Discuss Economy, Energy During Iowa Visit: White House

The president is expected to tout his economic agenda and highlight achievements from his first year back in office.

President Donald Trump departs for Florida from the White House on Jan. 16, 2026.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

CLIVE, Iowa—President Donald Trump will visit a suburb of Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 27, a week after he celebrated the first anniversary of his second inauguration, to give a talk to supporters in a state that twice helped propel him to the presidency.

While in the state, the president will make a stop at a local business and then deliver a speech on affordability and the economy, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. The remarks will be at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, a suburb of Des Moines. The trip will also highlight energy policy, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles said last week.

Trump was last in the Hawkeye State on July 3 of last year for a rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, launching the America 250 celebration, a series of events scheduled for 2026 honoring the nation’s semiquincentennial anniversary.

The speech comes amid controversy over the recent shootings of two 37-year-old U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 and Jan. 7, respectively.

Tensions escalated over the weekend in the city as protesters challenged federal agents on the street.

Protests are planned in Des Moines around the concert hall where Trump will speak, and law enforcement officials are blocking streets to prepare, with free-speech zones created to accommodate protests.

Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) said he invited the president to Iowa to highlight progress made in the state.

“Delivering tax relief for working families, securing the border, and growing our economy,” Nunn said ahead of the president’s visit. “Now we’ve got to keep that momentum going and pass my affordable housing bill, deliver for Iowa’s energy producers, and bring down costs for working families.”

The president’s Iowa stop follows similar engagements in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.

Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) speaks to reporters after a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

On Jan. 20, Trump listed his accomplishments for nearly two hours during a press briefing at the White House.

White House staffers passed out 36-page documents containing 365 itemized achievements. When asked to narrow the sizable selection, he emphasized actions taken to secure the nation by strengthening the armed forces.

“I think the building of a really powerful military has been a great achievement, and that would include the Venezuela thing,” Trump said in response to a question from The Epoch Times. “That would include the attack on Iran and the wiping out of the nuclear threat. I think that’s been really amazing what we’ve done militarily.”

He also mentioned his role in securing more than $18 trillion in domestic investments, driven by the use of tariffs to incentivize development in the United States to onshore manufacturing and processing facilities.

And a landmark deal signed with 14 of the 17 largest pharmaceutical manufacturers–with agreements on the way for the remaining firms, according to the president–following his May 2025 executive order mandating most-favored-nation-status pricing for Americans, rounded out the top of Trump’s list.

“This represents the greatest victory for patient affordability in the history of American health care, by far, and every single American will benefit,” Trump said while signing the order.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.