VP Mike Pence makes Iowa trip as days to election dwindle

DEVELOPMENT AT OTHER DRUG COMPANIES. STEVE: VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE ARRIVED IN DES MOINES TH PITCH FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP. KCCI SENIOR REPORTER TODD MAGEL COVERED THE PENCE RALLY FOR US. HE’S LIVE AT THE AIRPORT TONIGHT. TODD: STEVE THE VICE PRESIDENT , WAS ONLY ON THE GROUND HER FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN AN HOUR. HIS MESSAGE WAS PRETTY CLEAR, ONE MORE CHANCE FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK IN THE HAWKEYE STATE. TODD VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE : LANDED IN AIR FORCE TWO JUST AFTER 2:00 THIS AFTENOON. A CROWD OF A FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE BRAVED THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO SEE WHAT IS LIKELY THE LAST WHITE HOUSE VISIT TO IOWA BEFORE THE ELECTION. >> ARE REALLY LIKE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S UPFRONTNESS AND THE FACT THAT HE IS SO STRAIGHTFORWARD WITH WHAT HE SAYS. HE JUST TELLS IT LIKE IT IS. TODD PENCE REMINDED HIS IOWA : SUPPORTERS OF FOUR YEARS AGO. >> IOWA SAID YES TO DONALD TRUMP IN 2016 AND I KNOW IOWA WILL SAY YES TO FOUR MORE YEARS OF PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IN 2020. TODD THE VICE PRESIDENT ALSO : TOUTED PRESIDENT TRUMPS ACCOMPLISHMENT DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS IN OFFICE. MORE MILITARY SPENDING, VA REFORM AND A GROWING ECONOMY. AND HE NOTED THE PANDEMIC WILL NOT STOP TRUMP. >> WE REINVENTED TESTING. WE SAW TO THE MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLIONS OF SUPPLIES OF PPE. WE DEVELOPED THERAPEUTICS THAT ARE SAVING LIVES, AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE THE FIRST ROTAVIRUS VACCINE BEFORE THE END -- CORONAVIRUS VACCINE BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR WITH MILLIONS OF DOSES FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. TODD: SPEAKING OF THE PANDEMIC, WE DID NOTICE THAT MOST IN THE CROWD WORE MASKS WHICH ALSO CAME IN HANDY DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER WITH THE WINDCHILL RIGHT AT ABOUT 33 DEGREES TODAY. TODD MAGEL, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. STEVE: THE IOWA DEMOCRATIC PARTY HEADQUARTERS IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM DES MOINES AIRPORT. AND IOWA DEMOCRATS WERE OUT HOLDING SIGNS HIGHLIGHTING THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE STATE SO FAR. DRAWING ATTENTION TO WHAT THEY CALL THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S FAILURE TO CONTAIN THE VIRUS IN IOWA. STACEY: VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PLANS TO HOLD HIS OWN RALLY IN DES MOINES TOMORROW. THE TIME AND LOCATION HAVE NOT YET BEEN ANNOUNCED. BUT THE CAMPAIGN SAYS IT WILL BE A DRIVE-IN EVENT. KCCI WILL LET YOU KNOW AS SOON AS MORE DETAILS ARE RELEASED. THESE PICTURES ARE OF THE DRIVE-IN

Vice President Mike Pence hosted a campaign event Thursday at the Des Moines International Airport. Sen. Joni Ernst introduced Pence to a smaller crowd than President Trump saw two weeks ago. A masked Pence then exited Air Force Two and ran to the podium to address the crowd.Pence asked Iowans to re-elect President Donald Trump to chants of "four more years." He outlined Trump’s accomplishments, saying the president improved the American economy, cut taxes and increased military and veteran health spending. “We cut taxes across the board for working families and small businesses. We rolled back more federal red tape than any administration in history. We fought for free and fair trade, unleashing American energy, and in three short years, businesses created more than 7 million good paying jobs, including 12,000 jobs right here in the Hawkeye State,” Pence said.Pence announced at the event that he and President Trump became the first sitting president and vice president in history to be named honorary members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.Pence also attacked Joe Biden during the rally, saying the former vice president plans to raise taxes during the pandemic, saying the choice during the election is between Trump's booming economy and Biden's depression, a familiar refrain heard during rallies held by both the president and the vice president. Iowa Democrats responded to Pence's visit preemptively. They held a virtual news conference Thursday morning, criticizing the Trump administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Iowa Rep. Jo Oldson was part of that conference. She answered questions about what Democrats will do to address COVID-19 if they were to win the majority in the Iowa House.“First of all, we'll listen to the experts and we'll follow science. Let's start there. Both things that I think have been largely ignored throughout this process,”Oldson said they have also been working on a package that would include funding for rapid testing, contact tracing, and personal protective equipment.Another advertisement will greet supporters near the airport ahead of the campaign event. It reads: “Warning: Just one night of unprotected Pence can cause covid.”A similar sign was placed near the airport before President Donald Trump’s visit two weeks ago.

DES MOINES, Iowa —

Vice President Mike Pence hosted a campaign event Thursday at the Des Moines International Airport.

Sen. Joni Ernst introduced Pence to a smaller crowd than President Trump saw two weeks ago. A masked Pence then exited Air Force Two and ran to the podium to address the crowd.

Pence asked Iowans to re-elect President Donald Trump to chants of "four more years." He outlined Trump’s accomplishments, saying the president improved the American economy, cut taxes and increased military and veteran health spending.

“We cut taxes across the board for working families and small businesses. We rolled back more federal red tape than any administration in history. We fought for free and fair trade, unleashing American energy, and in three short years, businesses created more than 7 million good paying jobs, including 12,000 jobs right here in the Hawkeye State,” Pence said.

Pence announced at the event that he and President Trump became the first sitting president and vice president in history to be named honorary members of the Iowa Corn Growers Association.

Pence also attacked Joe Biden during the rally, saying the former vice president plans to raise taxes during the pandemic, saying the choice during the election is between Trump's booming economy and Biden's depression, a familiar refrain heard during rallies held by both the president and the vice president.

Iowa Democrats responded to Pence's visit preemptively. They held a virtual news conference Thursday morning, criticizing the Trump administration for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Iowa Rep. Jo Oldson was part of that conference. She answered questions about what Democrats will do to address COVID-19 if they were to win the majority in the Iowa House.

“First of all, we'll listen to the experts and we'll follow science. Let's start there. Both things that I think have been largely ignored throughout this process,”

Oldson said they have also been working on a package that would include funding for rapid testing, contact tracing, and personal protective equipment.

Another advertisement will greet supporters near the airport ahead of the campaign event.

It reads: “Warning: Just one night of unprotected Pence can cause covid.”

A similar sign was placed near the airport before President Donald Trump’s visit two weeks ago.

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