Washington, Jan. 27 -- US President Donald Trump is travelling to Iowa as part of the White House's midterm-year push centred on affordability, even as his administration faces mounting backlash in Minneapolis following a second fatal shooting involving federal immigration officers this month.

During the visit on Tuesday, Trump is scheduled to stop at a local business before delivering a speech focused on affordability, according to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt. The address will be held at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, a suburb of Des Moines.

The Iowa stop also highlights the administration's energy policy priorities.

It also forms part of a broader strategy to have Trump travel outside Washington once a week ahea...