Videos Show Trump's Crowd Size at Iowa State Fair
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President Donald Trump headlined the Iowa State Fair on Thursday night, hours after Republicans in Congress shepherded through a massive tax and spending package that provides tax cuts for wealthy Americans largely by reducing federal funding for social safety net programs.
The Context
Thursday's vote capped weeks of nail-biting tension among Republicans as intraparty dissent threatened to derail Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which delivers on his top legislative priorities: cementing the sweeping tax cuts, which disproportionately benefit wealthy Americans, enacted during his first term, and substantially increasing funding for border security and immigration enforcement.
The Republican bill pays for the tax cuts and increased border security with deep spending reductions in critical social safety net programs like Medicaid and food assistance. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the bill could result in 11.8 million more uninsured Americans by 2034 and add nearly $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over the next decade.
President Donald Trump speaks at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 3 in Des Moines.
President Donald Trump speaks at the Iowa State Fairgrounds on July 3 in Des Moines.
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What To Know
Trump took the stage in Iowa shortly after 8 p.m. ET and many of his staunch allies in the right-wing media showcased the size of the crowd through online platforms.
🚨BREAKING: Tens of thousands just honored America at President Trump's Iowa rally with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem.
President Trump makes me PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN! pic.twitter.com/JFHdveey9m — Bo Loudon (@BoLoudon) July 3, 2025
President Trump praises the passage of the 'big, beautiful bill' during his @America250 kickoff event at the Iowa State Fairground. pic.twitter.com/LiZLJ5q5js — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 4, 2025
🚨 LOOK AT THIS MASSIVE CROWD IN IOWA!
Holy CRAP!
All here to celebrate President Trump and our amazing country pic.twitter.com/WG0WVMA5hC — Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) July 4, 2025
Huge crowd at the Iowa State Fair breaks out in 'USA' chants as Trump begins his speech kicking off America's 250th year. pic.twitter.com/EArIwaSjYl — Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) July 4, 2025
"We got ... with all of the things we did, the tax cuts and rebuilding our military, not one Democrat voted for us and I think we use it in the campaign that's coming up, the midterms because we've gotta beat them ... with all of the things we've given and they wouldn't vote only because they hate Trump," the president said in Iowa. "But I hate them too, you know that?"
"I really do, I hate them. I cannot stand them because I really believe they hate our country," Trump said.
The president also claimed the GOP-led bill will rescue "over 2 billion family farms from the so-called estate tax or the death tax." The current U.S. population is a little more than 342 million.
Trump attended the Iowa State Fair in 2023, five months before the first votes were cast in the Republican presidential primary.
President Donald J. Trump makes his way through the crowd at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, IA pic.twitter.com/ujyK5R6eFZ — RSBN 🇺🇸 (@RSBNetwork) August 12, 2023
At the time, more than 118,000 people packed the fair, according to CBS News. He won the Iowa caucuses in January 2024 by roughly 30 points.
On Thursday, the president's flagship legislation, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed the House of Representatives 218-214, with every Democrat and two Republicans voting against the measure.
It initially passed the House in May and was sent to the Senate, where it underwent significant changes before being kicked back to the House. The bill will now go to Trump's desk for signature.
What Happens Next
Trump plans to sign the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on Friday afternoon.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to follow.
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