IOWA — Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is returning to eastern Iowa this week. Senator returns to Iowa as he starts his 2020 campaign for president. Sen. Sanders will be making stops in Iowa City, Council Bluffs and Des Moines starting Thursday. Friday night, the presidential hopeful will have an event at the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus.

Here is the itinerary:

Thursday, March 7

6:30 p.m. Rally in Council Bluffs with Sen. Bernie Sanders Exhibition Hall, Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public. Entrance is provided on a first come, first served basis.

Friday, March 8

6:30 p.m. Rally in Iowa City with Sen. Bernie Sanders, University Democrats, and Young Democratic Socialists, Main Lounge, Iowa Memorial Union, 125 N Madison St, Iowa City, IA 52242

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public. Entrance is provided on a first come, first served basis.

Saturday, March 9

10:30 a.m. Rally in Des Moines with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Paul R Knapp Learning Center, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA 50317.

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public. Entrance is provided on a first come, first served basis.

Miles away in suburban Washington, Trump reveled in his 2016 victory and said Republicans “need to verify it in 2020 with an even bigger victory.”

While Trump didn’t mention Sanders explicitly in a two-hour speech, he railed against the policies of “socialism” in a continued attempt to portray Democrats as out of touch with ordinary Americans. Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist.

“Socialism is not about the environment, it is not about justice, it is not about virtue. It is only about one thing – it is called power for the ruling class,” Trump said. “We know the future does not belong to those who believe in socialism.”

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