President Trump received a heartfelt prayer for "wisdom and protection" during an Iowa restaurant stop ahead of his midterm campaign launch on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Tuesday to deliver the kind of speech his advisers have been pressing him to give — a sweeping economic victory lap, tailored to a farm-state audience and framed as the opening argument of a high-stakes midterm campaign.

President Donald Trump spent Tuesday in Iowa, underscoring his strong private sector meant less need for government hiring, while 900 miles away in Washington, senators were calling for him to put at least one government official’s job on the chopping block: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The venue for Trump’s Tuesday appearance was the site of the Iowa Republican Party’s 2024 State Convention.

The speech will be part of the president's national affordability tour, where he is expected to highlight his economic agenda in an effort to boost GOP support ahead of the midterm elections later this year.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.  President Donald Trump will be in Iowa and give a speech on economy and energy amid a competitive governor race, according to Politico.  White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles told reporters on the way to Davos,

Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Horizon Events Center with demonstrations fueled largely by outrage over two killings in Minneapolis.