Editorial Standards ⓘ DES MOINES, Iowa — President Donald Trump spoke for over an hour Thursday night, July 3, 2025, during the America250 rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Iowa Democrats held a “Kill the Bill” rally in Windsor Heights to oppose the GOP’s spending package as President Trump prepared to visit the state.

President Trump used Thursday remarks in Iowa ahead of Independence Day to take aim at Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor in New York City who has become a favorite target of ...

The rally coincides with Trump’s visit to the Iowa State Fairgrounds this July 3 to mark the kickoff of the America250 Commission’s year-long semiquincentennial celebration.