Iowa caucuses: New York City Mayor de Blasio heads to Iowa amid 2020 speculation

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is traveling to Iowa this weekend amid continued speculation the Democrat will run for president in 2020. 

The Woodbury County Democrats will host de Blasio at 5 p.m. Saturday in Sioux City. And on Sunday he'll join the Asian & Latino Coalition at 2 p.m. for a meet and greet in Des Moines, communications director Mitch Henry confirmed.

A spokesman for de Blasio did not immediately return a request for comment.

The trip follows a visit to New Hampshire, which hosts the nation's first primary, earlier this month. 

He last was in Iowa in December 2017 when he told Democrats they can win with a "progressive, populist" agenda in states from New York to Iowa. At the time, he said he was not running for president. 

"I’m mayor of New York for four years," he told reporters then. "I have four years and thirteen days as of this moment."

But he said his duties as mayor don't prevent him from being part of and trying to influence the direction of the Democratic Party. 

"I can walk and chew gum at the same time," he said, before dramatically pulling a pack of gum from his pocket, popping a piece into his mouth and walking out the door.