Trump Reportedly Reinstates Canceled Kansas and Iowa Rallies for Nov. 1

President Donald Trump has rescheduled campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa that were canceled a day earlier, the Associated Press reported on Friday, October 30, citing a person familiar with the plans who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The person said Trump will now visit both states for back-to-back rallies on Sunday, November 1, two days before the November 3 midterm elections. The White House and the Republican National Committee had not publicly confirmed the new schedule in the reports reviewed by Clash Report.

Salina and Dubuque Were the Original Stops

Trump had been due to hold a Kansas rally on Saturday, October 31, at Salina Regional Airport, to support Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. A Sunday rally was set for the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Both were canceled on Thursday, October 29. The Salina Airport Authority said at the time that “all Salina events are canceled.”

AP said it is unclear whether the Dubuque venue is still the plan, and no new Kansas location or timing has been announced. The Salina event on Saturday remains off the schedule.

AP Source Says Rallies Were Rearranged for Telerallies

When it canceled the rallies, the RNC said Trump would instead do telerallies, which it described as a 72-hour sprint aimed at “maximizing opportunities” to speak to voters across the country. AP said the party expected them to reach nearly two dozen states, and White House officials told NBC News that Trump aims to hold more than 20 by Election Day.

The AP source said the Iowa and Kansas rallies were rearranged to fit around the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule. That suggests he will combine in-person and phone events rather than drop the trips entirely.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins had called the earlier cancellation “pretty unusual,” noting Trump had held 25 rallies in October as of Thursday. The Guardian reported that figure fell short of a goal he had once set above 30. Trump was still scheduled to hold a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday.

Trump Said He Did Not ‘Have to Go to Kansas’

Asked on Thursday why he was skipping Kansas, Trump told reporters: “I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas.” He said Marshall is “doing very well” and that he felt “perfect” when asked about his health. A Reuters reporter had asked whether he was tired of traveling, and Trump called the question “disgusting.” Clash Report covered the exchange when Trump called a Reuters reporter ‘disgusting’ over questions about his health.

Both Senate Races Are Tight

In Kansas, Marshall is seeking re-election against Democrat Adam Hamilton in a race polls show to be unusually close for a seat Republicans have held for decades. Trump last campaigned for Marshall in person on October 19 in Park City, outside Wichita.

In Iowa, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson faces Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek for the open seat of retiring Sen. Joni Ernst. Trump has endorsed Hinson.

The races are among those that will help decide control of the Senate. Clash Report also reported on a separate Senate fight in Alaska, where Democrats reportedly tried to split the Senate vote with a second Dan Sullivan.