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He promised a quick end to the war in Iran. He held up photographs of various Washington improvement projects, including the \u201creflecting pond<\/a>.\u201d He complimented the physiques of male athletes. He listened as people praised him.<\/p>\n At an event held at a rural farm in Wisconsin on Friday, President Trump treated his supporters to a rhetorical lineup very similar to most of his recent Oval Office appearances, and reminded them that he could be doing something else.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t need this, I got elected, what the hell do I have to be here for?\u201d Mr. Trump said to a crowd of people who had braved a rainy day to hear him speak. \u201cI\u2019m doing this because I like the farmer,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cI could be home right now in the beautiful White House, enjoying watching somebody else on television talking.\u201d<\/p>\n As the midterm elections approach in the state\u2019s highly competitive Third Congressional District, the president needs to make sure those farmers like him back. Since Mr. Trump returned to office, his tariff policies and the rising fuel prices caused by the war have stung that very constituency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n So Mr. Trump traveled to western Wisconsin, which is home to large beef, dairy and crop farms, to shore up support for Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Republican loyalist running for re-election in a purple district<\/a> he narrowly won in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s in a little bit of a community that tends to be, slightly a little bit more than we want it, left,\u201d Mr. Trump said. In a sign of how tight the race is, several Trump administration officials have traveled to the district recently. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this week attended an event down the road with Mr. Van Orden.<\/p>\n