Trump rushes to Iowa to battle Dems

■ Democrats in White House race face Iowa caucuses Monday Some of Donald Trump’s faithful supporters reportedly were already in line a day ahead of the rally at Drake University

Des Moines (Iowa), Jan. 30: President Donald Trump takes his re-election campaign roadshow to Iowa on Thursday, aiming to steal the limelight from Democrats whose race to challenge the US President remains in a dead heat days before the first nomination vote.

As a dozen White House candidates make their final pitches before Iowa Democrats vote on Monday, Mr Trump will swoop in to insist the eventual nominee has little chance of defeating him in the general election in November.

The incumbent will no doubt mock Democrats’ struggle to identify a clear-cut challenger who embodies a unified vision for the party.

Far-left Senator Bernie Sanders, 78, and moderate ex-vice-president Joe

Biden, 77, are the Iowa frontrunners.

However, their divergent political views suggest Democrats remain undecided on which path — revolution or realism — the torchbearer should take as they battle to avoid Mr Trump’s re-election.

Mr Trump, who jets in to snowy Des Moines on Thursday evening for a Keep America Great rally, will hammer Democrats over their efforts to remove him via an ongoing Senate impeachment trial that has infuriated the Republican base.

He will also boast about a chugging US economy and highlight the signing of a sweeping new trade agreement, including the US, Mexico and Canada.

Some of Mr Trump’s faithful supporters reportedly were already in line a day ahead of the rally at Drake University.

The President will make a prior stop in the battleground state of Michigan, where he will visit a manufacturing plant in Warren to deliver remarks on the USMCA trade pact.