Donald Trump to attend Iowa-Iowa State rivalry football game on Saturday

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Former President Donald Trump will be heading to Ames, Iowa, on Saturday for the annual "Cy-Hawk" game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. 

It is a Cyclones home game this year at Jack Trice Stadium with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT. 

"We’re thrilled to invite Donald J. Trump to the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game this weekend," Trump’s former acting attorney general, Matt Whitaker, said in a press release, per the Des Moines Register. "President Trump attended this game in 2015 and remembers the incredible passion and electricity of the fans. 

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Former President Donald Trump will be heading to Ames, Iowa, on Saturday for the annual "Cy-Hawk" game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and Iowa State Cyclones. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Whitaker played three seasons as a tight end for the Hawkeyes from 1990 to 1992 and had a total 194 receiving yards and two touchdowns for his career.

A former Cyclones wide receiver, Jack Whitver, the Iowa Senate majority leader, also commented on Trump heading to the Hawkeye State. 

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"Tens-of-thousands of Iowans will gather to tailgate and cheer on their favorite team," Whitver said in a statement. "I’m proud to have President Trump witness the greatest rivalry in college sports."

That 2015 game Trump attended ended with a big Hawkeyes victory, 31-17, with Iowa outscoring Iowa State 21-0 in the second half to pull away with the win.

That 2015 game Trump attended ended with a big Hawkeyes victory, 31-17, with Iowa outscoring Iowa State 21-0 in the