his first tweet on thursday morning praised the “ special people ” there .
trump touched down wednesday evening in rainy cedar rapids , iowa , and headed to a local community college , where he got a look at agriculture technology innovations before leading a campaign rally .
trump ’s first trip to iowa since taking office on jan. 20 came against a backdrop of problems in washington .
he also vowed he would eventually get funding president donald trump talks with former iowa governor terry branstad and ambassador to china as they walk off of air force one at eastern iowa airport , in cedar rapids , iowa , wednesday , june 21 , 2017 .... ( associated press ) cedar rapids , iowa ( ap ) — struggling to advance his agenda in washington , president donald trump traveled to the midwest on wednesday for a raucous rally with his loyal supporters — the kind of event he relished before winning the white house .
a feisty trump spoke for more than an hour at a rally in cedar rapids that was similar to those he held during last year ’s presidential campaign .
cedar rapids , iowa ( reuters ) - u.s. president donald trump , under siege in washington , defended his record at a raucous political rally in iowa on wednesday , rejecting a russia investigation as a witch hunt and saying he was succeeding against all odds , despite no major legislative achievements .
but trump touted job gains and an improving stock market as evidence that his economic policies are working , and he lauded his wealthy appointees such as his top economic adviser gary cohn , a former goldman sachs executive , and commerce secretary wilbur ross , a billionaire known for his investments in distressed industries .
 
his legislative agenda is struggling to gain traction , a federal investigation of alleged russian meddling into the election and possible collusion with trump ’s campaign continues , and his approval rating is below 40 percent in most polls .