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DES MOINES – Iowa is becoming a regular stop on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s travel schedule.

Trump is slated to appear at a town hall rally in Des Moines on Friday afternoon after holding similar events in Davenport and Cedar Rapids last week that drew large crowds of supporters. Friday’s 3 p.m. appearance at the Iowa Events Center reportedly will include running mate Mike Pence, who would be making his first stop in Iowa since earning the vice presidential nomination at last month’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Advance work was under way Wednesday in preparation for Friday’s Trump appearance, said Eric Branstad, state director for Trump’s Iowa campaign, and a large turnout again was anticipated based upon “the buzz” from Iowans contacting the campaign’s headquarters.

“I’ve never seen anything like this before,” said Branstad, who noted how he, his father, Gov. Terry Branstad, and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst marveled at the excitement Trump generated during his Iowa stops last week. “It’s more like a rock concert with this standing-up passion from the folks that are coming to these. We’ve never seen excitement like we’ve seen with these events, ever. Not in my lifetime.”