CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin, June 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday vowed to end the Iran war quickly and remove a source of high prices as he campaigned in rural central Wisconsin in a bid to help Republicans keep control of Congress in midterm elections.

The stop in Chippewa Falls highlighted Republicans' strategy to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as the party faces political headwinds with voters frustrated by higher costs of living and gasoline prices that have spiked due to Trump's war on Iran.

The president said progress in negotiations with Iran could come soon, although a deal to end the conflict has been elusive. He urged Wisconsin voters to get energized for the elections.

"We're going to come out of Iran very quickly and it's going to be strong one way or the other," Trump said at a roundtable event in Chippewa Falls. "Your fertilizer prices are going to go way down, just like they were four months ago."

Attendees packed the inside of a steamy farm building as rain poured on the line of people outside still hoping to get in.

While some attendees were die-hard Trump fans, others approached Trump’s recent policies on Iran with more skepticism.

Tom Paff, a data analyst who traveled from Boyd, Wisconsin, described himself as "definitely a Trump supporter” but he said "I'm not happy about the gas prices, obviously.

"I don’t think we belong in the Middle East at all," he said.

The district's incumbent, Representative Derrick Van Orden, is closely aligned with the president and touts the Trump administration's focus on rural America as a benefit. His narrow reelection win in 2024 has made him a top target for national Democrats who hope to flip the slim 217-212 Republican House majority.

Van Orden, standing on a stage flanked by farm equipment at Custer Farms, told the rally crowd that Trump cares about farmers in America and if anyone says he does not, "You can look at them straight in the eye and tell them that's a pile of manure."