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Miguel Paiva

'Man of the Century': Iowa Candidate Hands Trump a Homemade Award in Viral Midterm Moment

TOPSHOT - Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives, Joe Mitchell (R) hands a 'Man of the Century' award to US President Donald Trump during a midterm election campaign rally at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa on October 22, 2026. President Trump is travelling the country to try to give a boost to Republicans in tight midterm races. (Credit: Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

The Briefing

  • Republican congressional candidate Joe Mitchell, 29, presented President Trump with a gold-framed "Man of the Century" certificate he designed himself, at Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City, Iowa, on October 22, 2026.
  • The gesture landed one day after Trump expressed fresh frustration about the Nobel Peace Prize at a rally in Clemson, South Carolina — the 2026 prize had gone to South African jurist and former UN human rights chief Navanethem "Navi" Pillay.
  • Mitchell faces Democrat Lindsay James in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, in a race Cook Political Report now rates as "Lean Republican" — a step more competitive than its earlier designation.
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