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Watch Live Stream: President Trump Speaks At Campaign-Style Rally In Iowa

The rally followed the president's remarks at Kirkwood Community College addressing agricultural innovation.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — President Trump held campaign-style rally in Iowa Wednesday night beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. local time. You can watch a video of the event on Patch.

Ahead of the rally, Trump spoke on the topic of agricultural innovation at Kirkwood Community College. On Wednesday, the Trump administration and the Republican celebrated successful campaign of Karen Handel, who secured a House seat in a special election in Georgia against Democratic competitor Jon Ossoff Tuesday night in a hotly contested race. (For more information on this and other political stories, subscribe to the White House Patch for daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Before the rally, the Associated Press reported that the Trump campaign has already planned to hold its first fundraiser. It will take place — where else? — at Trump's Washington Hotel.

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Trump left Air Force One shortly before 7 p.m. Eastern, He was met at the airport by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa Adam Gregg and his wife Cari Gregg.

The speech at Kirkwood Community College focused on technological developments in agriculture, "precision agriculture" and trade. White House Deputy Press Secretary Lindsay Walters said that the president wanted to shed light on the fact the technological innovation is not just an asset for Silicon Valley but other industries as well.

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Trump spoke at the rally as the crowd greeted him with cheers of "U.S.A." After he began speaking, a small group of protesters began blowing whistles. They ripped up pro-Trump signs, and the president's supporters cheered to drown out the protest.

The protesters were escorted out of the event.

During the rally, Trump touted his withdrawal from both the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Paris Climate Accord. Drawing enthusiastic cheer from the crow, he repeated a sentiment he shared when he announced that the U.S. was leaving the climate deal, that he was elected to represent American citizens, not Paris.

"They all say it's non-binding. Like hell, it's non-binding!" he said. However, since the Paris deal has no formal enforcement mechanisms, it is accurate to say it is non-binding.

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