Trump promised a steel mill in this rural Iowa region. But is it all a midterm election ploy?
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- The Guardian US reports: “Residents would welcome the development, but the president’s past false promises cast doubt on the proposalOn a Monday afternoon in late September, Donald Trump gathered Iowa Republicans in the Ova…”
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