President Donald Trump will attend midterm rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, resurrecting the events just hours after the White House announced it was canceling them.
“President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to nearly 20 tele-rallies, he will hold back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday,” a source familiar with the situation told The Washington Sun, saying that the rallies were “rearranged for scheduling purposes” so that the president could attend more tele-rallies over the weekend.
“No one works harder, fights harder, or loves the American people more than President Donald J. Trump!” the source said.
Trump had been scheduled to attend a Saturday rally in Kansas with Sen. Roger Marshall and a rally in Iowa on Sunday with Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson.
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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump said he wouldn’t go to Kansas because Marshall is “doing very well.”
“I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas,” the president said, before insulting the appearance of a reporter who had asked him about the rallies.
President Trump FIRES BACK at a reporter who questioned his health:
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) October 29, 2026
“You’re disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell!”
Boom. Roasted. pic.twitter.com/nGqTa9FY9A
On Thursday, the Republican National Committee announced the previously scheduled in-person events would switch to tele-rallies.
“With Republicans in a strong position in Kansas and Iowa, previously planned in-person rallies in those states will no longer take place as scheduled,” the committee said in a statement. Tele-rallies “can reach more voters in the limited time left before polls close.”
Though the canceled rallies signaled potential trouble for Republicans’ campaigning efforts, a White House official refuted that narrative, affirming Trump remained popular with campaigning Republicans.
“Every candidate wanted POTUS to come to their districts to campaign for them. We hadn’t even left Ohio and they were asking us to come back. Standing up telerallies allows him to hit EVERYWHERE with everything tightening. There will be over 20 telerallies before Election Day,” the official said on Thursday.
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