30 JANUARY 2020 - NEWTON, IOWA: Vice President JOE BIDEN talks to people on the rope line during a campaign event in Newtown. About 150 people came to Newton, about 30 miles east of Des Moines, to listen to Vice President Biden talk about his reasons for running for President. Biden used the event to outline the differences between himself and President Trump, while President Trump was in Des Moines Thursday campaigning against Democrats, especially Vice President Biden. Iowa hosts the first event of the presidential election cycle. The Iowa Caucuses are Feb. 3, 2020.          PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ