Donald Trump took time out of his campaigning schedule to hand out pizza to his supporters and even signed the top of one enthusiastic fan.

He made the first of five planned visits to Iowa on Wednesday and addressed crowds in Maquoketa and Dubuque as he seeks to win the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nomination.

But the former president, 77, was later spotted giving out pizza to delighted fans at Kathy's Treehouse Pub & Eatery in Bettendorf.

Trump was filmed handing people boxes, signing autographs and engaging with the crowd who chanted: 'We want Trump'.

It comes as he brushes off claims he told an aide she should deny any knowledge of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago.

A video was shared on X of Trump giving a helping hand to staff at Kathy's Treehouse Pub & Eatery where more than a hundred people were gathered.

He was seen picking up pizza boxes and giving them to members of the excited crowd. 'Take it man,' the former president is heard telling one fan.

While another man is heard shouting: 'Who wants pizza from Trump,' before the packed audience begins to scream.

Trump then hands a box to a woman and says: 'Here you go, here darling.'

The crowd began to chant 'we want Trump' as the former president was signing an autograph for a fan.

He was even spotted signing the top of an enthusiastic waitress before he inked her forearm and she stuck her tongue out in glee.

She was heard saying: 'We're so honored to have you here, thank you so much. We love you. My dad's your number one fan and we all are.'

Trump then turned to the crowd and began to orchestrate cheers as he gave out high fives and handshakes.

They screamed his name and sang along to Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless the USA'.

It is not the first time Trump has turned up to a restaurant and addressed his supporters.

He stopped by a local pizzeria in April after giving a long speech in Fort Myers where he asked fans if they wanted to enjoy the slice he had already bitten.

Trump visited Downtown House of Pizza and its owners said they were 'truly honored'.

The former president also went straight to the iconic Cuban restaurant Versailles after his appearance in Miami federal court in June.

He offered to buy food for everyone and listened to customers sing 'Happy Birthday'.

'Food for everyone!' Trump shouted in the famous eatery in the surprise stop after he pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges related to his mishandling of classified documents.

Earlier on Wednesday, he addressed a crowd of more than 1,000 people in the small-town Maquoketa as part of his campaign.

'In less than four months from now, we're going to win the Iowa caucuses in a historic landslide,' Trump predicted.

He urged those in attendance to support him in the January 15 caucuses and asked them to bring friends along.

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