The Des Moines Register reports:

The post-war period he grew up in, Kennedy said, was a time of great prosperity for the middle class, where American-made products had powerful worldwide appeal, as evoked history and childhood memories of his father and uncle.

Kennedy presented a centerpiece of his Iowa campaign to the crowd during his speech: his opposition to the proposed carbon capture pipelines that could crisscross Iowa and other Midwestern states.

Kennedy has also emphasized his opposition to the United States' role in the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. After his speech, Kennedy told reporters that he would negotiate with Vladimir Putin to end the war.