Inside Iowa Politics: The month some Iowa GOP members of Congress disagreed with President

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) — The month of September brought rare public shows of disagreements between some of Iowa’s Republican members of Congress and President Donald Trump.

President Trump, who easily won general elections in Iowa for the past three campaign cycles, has seen his popularity fall in public opinion polls amid discontent about rising fuel costs, increased inflation, and the ongoing war with Iran.

War with Iran opposition

Reps. Zach Nunn (R - IA 3rd District, Ankeny) and Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R - IA 1st District, Ottumwa) sided with Democrats and several Republican colleagues in supporting a war power resolution in the U.S. House that would force President Trump to end the war with Iran unless he has congressional authority.

Nunn and Miller-Meeks, both military veterans, face competitive re-election campaigns.

Nunn faces state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D - West Des Moines). Miller-Meeks faces former state rep. Christina Bohannan (D - Iowa City) for a third straight election.

Beef imports

Nunn has also co-sponsored legislation that would require President Trump to end his action to suspend tariffs on imported beef from Argentina and Brazil.

Trump’s actions, which he maintains could provide cheaper beef for American consumers, infuriated cattle ranchers who have been working to rebuild their herds after several years of drought.

Return to session

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R - IA 2nd District, Marion), who is running for the U.S. Senate, called for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R - LA) to call back members to Washington, D.C. into session to pass measures to lower fuel costs, which have risen since Trump returned to office

Johnson sent members home for a nearly seven-week recess until after the mid-term elections after U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R - KY) planned to bring up an impeachment resolution against Sec. of War/Defense Pete Hegseth for the war with Iran.

Hinson did not support any of the seven votes on a war powers resolution since the war with Iran began. But this past week, she called on President Trump to end the war.

Polls show Hinson is running in a tight race against state Rep. Josh Turek (D - Council Bluffs).

Turek, Trone Garriott, and Bohannan have all used this month to criticize their Republican opponents for previously supporting Trump’s policies that led to higher costs.