Trump rallying with Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson in Iowa as she pledges to push back on White House

October 22, 2026 / 6:00 AM EDT / CBS News

Sioux City, Iowa — President Trump is set to rally Thursday with Rep. Ashley Hinson in Iowa as he seeks to boost Republican candidates in a political environment that has dimmed for the party — prompting modest pushback from the very candidates he's supporting.

Hinson, who is running for Iowa's open Senate seat, initially pledged to be the president's "top ally" in the upper chamber. But as she faces off against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in a contest that, like several in the Hawkeye State, has grown more competitive than expected, she's adjusted that commitment in recent weeks.

When she and Turek went head-to-head at a debate earlier this month, the former local news anchor said she would be Mr. Trump's ally when it's "important for Iowa." But she said she would "push back on him" when it's needed — as she said she would regardless of who's in the White House.

Last week, Hinson told Fox News: "If he's going to say something that's wrong, I'm going to challenge him on it."

"I'm not afraid to say, 'hey, I disagree with you on this,'" she said. "But I'll…

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