(Radio Iowa) Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was in Des Moines earlier this (Friday) afternoon to deliver his closing pitch to Iowans at a drive-in rally on the state fairgrounds. “It’s time for us to stand up, take back our democracy,” Biden said, as car horns blasted in response. “We can do this. We’re so much better than we’ve been.”

Biden accused the Trump Administration of a “weak and chaotic” China trade policy that has dealt set-backs to Iowa farmers and the biofuels industry. “Ethanol margins have tanked and Iowa’s manufacturing facilities are idle and even closing,” Biden said. Biden also brought up the 28 BILLION dollars in trade disruption payments the Trump Administration has provided farmers. “He says because of quote — his bailouts, our farmers do better now than when they actually had to farm,'” Biden said. “…Where’s this guy from? Who does he think he is?”

Biden said if elected, he’ll mobilize an international effort to address China’s trade abuses that have hit the nation’s farmers as well as U.S. manufacturers.  “I’m going to hold China, which he hasn’t from the pandemic on,” Biden said.  Biden brought his Trump’s critique of wind energy — and Trump’s claim wind turbines cause cancer —  “This is also a guy you may recall, the stable genius, who said the problem with the Revolutionary War was that we didn’t have enough airports,” Biden said. “And he talks about mental acuity? Whoa.”

The Biden campaign says 200 vehicles were parked around the state and another 125 were in a holding area nearby. This was Biden’s first visit to Iowa since his 4th place finish in the Iowa Caucuses. The Trump campaign announced the president will hold a rally in Dubuque on Sunday afternoon.