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Trump scraps weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa, turns to telerallies before midterms
President Donald Trump canceled in-person rallies planned for Kansas on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday, with the Republican National Committee announcing a "72-hour sprint" of phone rallies in nearly 20 states ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.
President Donald Trump has called off the in-person rallies he was set to hold this weekend in Kansas and Iowa, days before Tuesday's midterm elections. The Republican National Committee said Thursday evening that he will instead spend the final stretch of the campaign on a "72-hour sprint" of rallies held by phone.
The canceled events were a Saturday rally in Salina, Kansas, and a Sunday rally in Dubuque, Iowa. According to the RNC, telerallies are planned in nearly 20 states, with more possibly to be added. Trump is expected to speak for about 10 minutes on each call, compared with the 90 minutes or more he typically spends on stage at in-person rallies.
Questions over his voice and stamina
Trump, 80, rejected suggestions that fatigue or health concerns were behind the change, saying he was skipping Kansas because Republican Sen. Roger Marshall is doing well in his race. His exchange with a Reuters reporter who raised the question aboard Air Force One drew wide attention on Thursday.
The president's voice has grown noticeably raspy in recent days. At a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, he told the crowd: "God didn't make your vocal cords to do a rally every day."
25 rallies in October
As of Thursday, Trump had held 25 rallies in October, short of the goal of more than 30 he had once set for the month. He is still scheduled to appear at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, but it is unclear whether more in-person events will follow. The White House has not released his schedule for Monday, the last day of the campaign.
In Kansas, Democrat Adam Hamilton is challenging Marshall, and a person familiar with the campaign said the team feels optimistic about the race. On Thursday, Trump traveled to South Carolina for the second time in a month to back Republican Senate nominee Darline Graham, who faces Democrat Annie Andrews in a race that has worried party strategists.
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