Ahead of a Thursday Town Hall meeting in Iowa, Donald Trump announced his “Salute to America 250” proposal, a “One-Year Celebration of 250 Years of American Independence” that would be held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

In a video message, Trump said:

Three years from now, the United States will celebrate the biggest and most important milestone in our country’s history — 250 years of American Independence. What a great country. We have to keep it that way. But that’s why as a nation, we should be preparing for the most spectacular birthday party. We want to make it the best of all time. Here is my plan to give America’s founding in 1776 the incredible anniversary it truly deserves.

My hope is that the amazing people of IOWA will work with my administration to open up the legendary Iowa state fairgrounds to host the Great American State Fair and welcome millions and millions of visitors from around the world to the heartland of America for this special one-time festival.

Together we will build it, and they will come.

Obviously, both the state fair and “Field of Dreams” are very popular in Iowa, and hosting a Great American State Fair would be a huge economic benefit to the state, so the plan and the timing of the proposal announcement are not a mistake.

Trump gave further detail on his plans in the video, saying he would:

Trump closed the video with a reference to the role faith and religion have played in American life.

From the very beginning, America has been a country sustained and strengthened by prayer and by our communities of faith. As we chart a course toward the next 250 years, let us come together and rededicate ourselves as one nation under God.

The announcement and a full transcript of the video can be found here.