Politics · United States · 2 hrs ago
Trump Praises Ashley Hinson’s Weight Loss at Iowa Rally
At a campaign rally in Dubuque, Iowa, President Donald Trump urged voters to back Republican Ashley Hinson in her Senate race.
Trump said Hinson had once been heavier and praised her for losing weight without using medication.
Hinson, 43, was first elected to the U.S. House in 2020 and is now running against Democrat Josh Turek.
The race is part of Iowa’s midterm elections, which were only days away when Trump spoke on Nov.
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Trump said Hinson would be outstanding in Washington and told the crowd she had got herself in shape for them.
His remarks focused on her weight loss, rather than her policy positions or campaign plans.
Hinson is seeking to move from the House to the Senate, but the story does not say what happens next in the race.
President Donald Trump praised Republican Senate nominee Ashley Hinson’s weight loss at a rally in Dubuque, Iowa, on Nov. 1.
Trump urged supporters to vote for Hinson, who is running against Democratic nominee Josh Turek.
Trump said Hinson had been “a little bit heavier” and praised her for getting in shape “the old-fashioned way.”
He said Hinson had asked him not to make the remarks, which he called inappropriate.
The rally took place at the Five Flags Civic Center days before the midterm elections.
- Who
- President Donald Trump and Republican Senate nominee Ashley Hinson.
- What
- Trump praised Hinson’s weight loss while urging voters to support her Senate campaign.
- When
- Nov. 1, 2026.
- Where
- Five Flags Civic Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
- Why
- Trump was urging rally attendees to vote for Hinson in her Senate race against Josh Turek.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trump criticized a Reuters journalist who asked why he had canceled a planned Kansas rally.
A Kansas rally that had been planned for Saturday was canceled.
Trump attended a rally at the Five Flags Civic Center in Dubuque and urged support for Hinson.
- Rally date
- Nov. 1, 2026
- Rally location
- Five Flags Civic Center, Dubuque, Iowa
- Republican Senate nominee
- Ashley Hinson
- Democratic Senate nominee
- Josh Turek
- Hinson’s House election
- First elected to the House of Representatives in 2020
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What people are saying
She was a little bit heavier
She went out the old-fashioned way, too, not you know, give me a shot, the old-fashioned way.
She is in perfect shape
She was great the other way, but she put herself in shape and she did that for you.