"President Donald Trump is headed to Iowa on Tuesday as part of the White House's midterm year pivot toward affordability, even as his administration remains mired in the fallout in Minneapolis over a second fatal shooting by federal immigration officers this month. While in Iowa, the Republican president will make a stop at a local business and then deliver a speech on affordability, 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. It's part of the White House's strategy to have Trump travel out of Washington once a week ahead of the midterm elections to focus on affordability issues facing everyday Americans - an effort that keeps getting diverted by crisis."
"The latest comes as the Trump administration is grappling with the weekend shooting death of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse killed by federal agents in the neighboring state of Minnesota. Pretti had participated in protests following the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Even as some top administration officials moved quickly to malign Pretti, the White House said Monday that Trump was waiting until an investigation into the shooting was complete."
President Donald Trump will visit Clive, Iowa, to stop at a local business and deliver remarks on affordability at the Horizon Events Center. The trip will highlight energy policy and is part of a White House strategy to have Trump travel out of Washington once a week ahead of the midterm elections to emphasize affordability for everyday Americans. The administration is contending with fallout from a second recent fatal shooting by federal immigration officers and the weekend death of Alex Pretti in Minnesota. The White House says Trump is waiting for the investigation into Pretti's shooting to conclude. Republicans aim to refocus attention on a recent tax and spending package.
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