President Trump Cancels Multiple Rallies Days Before Midterm Elections

With his Kansas and Iowa rallies canceled, President Trump's last in-person midterm rally before Election Day on Tuesday will take place on Friday in Daytona, Florida, his home state.

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The canceled stops were part of a midterm blitz in which Trump said he would travel to 35 locations to boost Republican turnout. He had been scheduled to appear in Kansas on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday.

“Voters across the country want to hear from President Trump before Election Day, and this 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost in the closing days,” RNC Chairman Joe Gruters said in a statement.

Trump has campaigned at 25 rallies this month and acknowledged the strain following a dense schedule of back-to-back rallies. Sounding hoarse in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, he said: “God didn’t make your vocal cords to do a rally every day.”

On Thursday, after campaigning for Senator Darline Graham in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Trump snapped at a Reuters reporter who asked how he felt after weeks of rallies and whether he was tired of traveling. “You’ve been following me for two weeks,” Trump, 80, said. “I feel perfect.”

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Tele-rallies typically involve the candidate and the president speaking on what is essentially a one-way conference call to anyone who has the provided phone number, with no direct audience participation. Mr. Trump will typically speak for about 5 to 10 minutes before hanging up, allowing him to participate in several of these events in one evening.

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