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Watch This: Highlights of the President's Tour through Rural Iowa

Summary: 
Check out how the President spent his time in rural Iowa

President Obama headed to Decorah, IA on Monday afternoon, where he joined a crowd of 500 locals for a town hall meeting. Topics covered ranged from the difference between divided government and dysfunctional government, America's proud history as a nation of innovation and the importance of agriculture in the American economy. The next day, he was in Peosta for the White House Rural Economic Forum. Along the way, he enjoyed some of the state's beautiful scenery.

Go behind the scenes with the President as he meets with the people of Decorah and Peosta, attends the Rural Economic Forum, and travels through rural Iowa.

Watch the video about the President's Rural Tour here.

Interested in seeing more of the President's rural road trip? Take a look at how he spent his morning in Minnesota.