Clive, Iowa — The Iowa Republican Party has revealed President Trump will be speaking in a Des Moines suburb this week.
The Iowa Republican Party’s Facebook page says Trump will be speaking in Clive on Tuesday afternoon. Trump’s chief of staff has indicated the speech will be focused on the economy and will kick off weekly events to bolster Republican efforts to retain majority control of Congress in the 2026 General Election.
The venue for Trump’s Tuesday appearance is the site of the Iowa Republican Party’s 2024 State Convention. It is owned by David Barker, an Iowa City real estate developer who is a former economist for the Federal Reserve, who moved back to Iowa in 1994. Barker is now serving in the Trump Administration as the U.S. Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
