Vice President JD Vance is expected to visit Iowa on April 30, where he will participate in a Turning Point USA event and campaign for the endangered Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA), who is seeking reelection.
A source familiar with the matter confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday that the White House is tapping Vance to host a messaging event for Nunn in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, where one of the fiercest battles for control of the House will be fought.
The GOP has slim control of the House and is hoping that by deploying Vance, it can shore up support and retain the majority after the midterm elections this fall. Nunn is facing off against Democratic state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott.
“President Trump has a special bond with Iowans and will always look out for their interests,” said James Blair, White House deputy chief of staff. “Congressman Nunn has been a critical partner in stopping inflation, delivering tax cuts for working Iowans and retirees, stopping the flow of illegal migrant criminals and drugs across the Southern Border and much more. Vice President Vance’s visit underscores that Iowans’ interests will always be top of mind as long as Republicans are leading the country.”
This trip is also the vice president’s first time visiting Iowa as a member of the Trump administration, and it is sure to fuel speculation that Vance could seek the White House in 2028, when the term-limited President Donald Trump can no longer run.
The source familiar also confirmed that Vance will join TPUSA, which has already endorsed him for 2028, at Iowa State University on April 30.
Turning Point USA’s founder, the late Charlie Kirk, was a close friend of Vance. After his assassination last year, Vance and second lady Usha Vance, accompanied Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, on the flight bringing Charlie Kirk’s body back home.
Vance recently attended a Turning Point USA event on Tuesday at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The vice president was heckled by a man who criticized U.S. military action in the Middle East and accused the Trump administration of genocide in Gaza and killing children in Iran.
Erika Kirk was expected to attend the event with Vance on Tuesday, but skipped the event because of “some very serious threats in her direction,” according to Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet, who stepped in for Kirk.
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Pictures of the crowd at the university showed a nearly half-empty auditorium during Vance’s event, suggesting Vance’s draw may be waning.
But as the Republican National Committee’s finance chairman, Vance is in a prime position to have key relationships with donors who could fund a 2028 race.