Trump to visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout support for farmers – WisPolitics
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President Donald Trump will visit Chippewa County on Friday to tout his support for farmers, the White House told WisPolitics.
It will be the president’s first visit to Wisconsin of his second term.
Spokesperson Liz Huston said Trump will talk about efforts to lower costs, open new trade markets and reduce regulations. He’ll also promote the creation of Rural Opportunity Zones, which include tax incentives for those who invest in rural areas.
“Wisconsin families put their faith in President Trump in 2024, and he has spent every single day since taking office fighting and delivering for them,” Huston said.
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The White House didn’t release details of where Trump will stop in Chippewa County, which is split between the 7th and 3rd congressional districts. The 7th is a key area for Republicans this fall as GOP gubernatorial frontrunner Tom Tiffany looks to goose turnout in his congressional seat to boost his statewide bid.
Meanwhile, GOP U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, of Prairie du Chien, will likely need a strong showing by Trump supporters in his western Wisconsin seat to help his bid for a third term representing the 3rd. Van Orden was the only GOP incumbent in Wisconsin’s House delegation to underperform Trump’s numbers in the November 2024 election.
Van Orden won 51.3% of the vote that fall against Dem challenger Rebecca Cooke, and the 212,064 votes he received were more than 10,000 less than what Trump pulled out of the district. Trump topped Kamala Harris in the western Wisconsin seat with 52.8% of the votes cast there.
Cooke, who has directed a nonprofit, is again seeking the nomination to challenge Van Orden.
Meanwhile, Trump’s net approval rating in the March Marquette Law School Poll hit an all-time low among Wisconsin voters.
Forty-two percent of registered voters approved of the job Trump was doing, while 56% disapproved for a net rating of minus 14. His previous low was a minus 12 in September 2018 during his first term, and his split was 48-51 in February 2025, shortly after he took office for his second term.
State Dem Chair Devin Remiker said Tiffany and Van Orden would be “fools to stand with Trump” during the visit amid rising costs and growing disapproval of the president’s job performance.
“Will Tom Tiffany and Derrick Van Orden show up and stand by the cost crisis they helped to create, or will Tiffany betray Trump after begging for his endorsement earlier this year?” Remiker said.
Note: This item was updated June 2, 2026, with additional information.
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