President Trump spoke in Des Moines, Iowa, early Tuesday evening after he defended Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from criticism of her handling of the weekend killing of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol (CBP) agent.

President Donald Trump is delivering a speech in Clive Tuesday afternoon. He is expected to talk about his economic agenda as well as energy policy. You can watch the full speech live in the video player above.

Local 5 will have expanded coverage of Trump’s visit on WeAreIowa+.

Iran: President Trump renewed his threats against Iran, demanding that it enter nuclear talks or face potential attack by an “armada” of U.S. warships. Mr. Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran over its crackdown on antigovernment protests but his social media post on Wednesday did not mention the demonstrations.

Here are three takeaways from President Donald Trump’s visit to Iowa on Tuesday, his first midterm campaign tour stop of 2026.

U.S. President Donald Trump rallied supporters in Iowa on Tuesday as he worked to shore up support in a Midwestern political battleground just south of Minnesota, where a confrontation ​was escalating over federal immigration agents' aggressive tactics.