Trump says Iowa Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan is "Reckless, Radical, and Dangerous"

During the 2026 midterm elections, President Donald Trump used Truth Social to endorse Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District and to criticize her Democratic challenger, Christina Bohannan. Trump called Miller-Meeks a doctor, Army veteran and strong advocate for the district, then claimed Bohannan supported tax increases, looser border enforcement, allowing men to compete in women’s sports and transgender medical procedures for children; he ended with a strongly negative characterization of Bohannan. The post appeared as voters were choosing all House members and some senators, with control of Congress and Trump’s legislative room at stake. According to the article, final polling had Democrats ahead in several Senate battlegrounds and the parties tied in Iowa.