Photos: Protest against President Trump’s visit

Photos from the protest against President Trump’s visit outside of the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.

Savannah Blake

Jan. 27, 2026 6:53 pm

Matt Chapman of Waukee (left) and Andrew Hotopp of Des Moines hold up a sign during a protest against President Donald Trump’s visit to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Trump’s visit comes after heavy scrutiny of ICE presence in Minnesota. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members gather along NW 100th Street to protest President Donald Trump’s visit to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs scrutinizing ICE presence, the Epstein Files and Greenland. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Community members gather outside of the Horizon Event Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 to protest the arrival of President Donald Trump. Protesters called out topics like the presence of ICE and the Epstein Files. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A community member holds up photos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who were both killed by ICE agents in Minnesota, during a protest against President Donald Trump’s visits to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Trump’s visit comes after heavy scrutiny of ICE presence in Minnesota. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Rudy Rodriguez of Des Moines walks past a street barricade as he protests President Donald Trump outside of the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs scrutinizing ICE presence, the Epstein Files and Greenland. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Donnielle Wanatee of the Meskwaki Reservation yells out a chant alongside other protesters during a protest against President Donald Trump’s visit to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs scrutinizing ICE presence, the Epstein Files and Greenland. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A police officer watches a couple of protesters after being asked to move to the other side of the street during a protest against President Donald Trump’s visit to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Hundreds of protesters gathered with signs scrutinizing ICE presence, the Epstein Files and Greenland. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Protesters gather in the street as Clive city workers put up a barricade along NW 100th Street outside of Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. An official protest was set for 2 p.m., but community members showed up earlier to protest ahead of the President’s arrival. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Dennis Silver of Ankeny holds up an “ANF not Trump” sign as cars pass by during a protest against President Donald Trump’s visit to the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Protesters gathered in several areas including NW 100th Street, Hickman Road and the Machine Shed Restaurant where President Trump visited before his speaking event. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

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