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Trump will hold Kansas and Iowa rallies after canceling them, sources say

The Republican National Committee had swapped the events for remote rallies on Thursday, and a source now says they were only rearranged for scheduling reasons.

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Overview

President Trump will hold in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday, reversing a Thursday announcement that the events were off, according to sources cited by several outlets. The had said Trump would instead join tele-rallies, meaning remote events, in 19 states in a 72-hour push before the Nov. 3 elections. The rallies had been planned for Salina, Kansas, on Saturday and Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday.

A source familiar with the plans said they were rearranged for scheduling reasons to make room for additional tele-rallies. Outlets report the tele-rallies are set for Saturday. On Thursday, Trump answered a reporter who asked if he cancelled Kansas because he was tired of traveling with "You're sick to ask that question."

He also said he did not feel he had to go to Kansas, and that Sen. Roger Marshall was doing well. Polls show close races in both states. Trump is also scheduled to appear at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday.

He has headlined 25 rallies in October, according to the AP. The Daily Wire reports the Iowa rally has moved to Cedar Rapids.

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Liberal22 outlets

The Independent links the reversal to Trump's Thursday exchange with a Reuters reporter, writing that he changed course after being called out. The Guardian says it is unclear whether the change was planned or the rallies were unexpectedly added back. CBS News reports both the reversal and the exchange, in which Trump told a reporter "You're sick to ask that question."

The Independent adds comments from Fox News' Dana Perino, Aaron Rupar and CNN's Kaitlan Collins on what the exchange showed. The Guardian frames the midterms as a on Trump, pointing to falling approval, cost-of-living worries and the war in Iran, and cites a Guardian/Harris poll of about 2,000 adults. MS NOW's report, written when the rallies were first cancelled, quotes RNC Chairman Joe Gruters and a White House official saying tele-rallies widen Trump's reach.

It also notes Democrat Adam Hamilton leads Marshall by two points in its polling average. CBS's live coverage also includes an Alaska ballot dispute and a union lawsuit over California election workers.

Center11 outlets

Centrist outlets mostly report the reversal as a scheduling turn and place it in the closing stretch of the midterms. Straight Arrow News says a source told the AP that Trump will attend both Sunday rallies, recalls that the RNC had said its candidates in Kansas and Iowa did not need him, and notes Democrats need at least four seats in each chamber for a majority. UPI's account, headlined as a cancellation and un-cancellation, quotes Sen. Roger Marshall saying Trump had better places to spend time.

It reports Trump later called Kansas a "close race" on a Kansas City radio show and that Iowa's Senate race is within the margin of error. UPI also covers a changed Vance event in Minnesota. The Hill reports a source saying the rallies are back on and that the RNC announced tele-rallies across 19 states.

Conservative11 outlets

Right-leaning outlets lead with the confirmation that the rallies are back on, relaying a source's words that Trump "loves his supporters" and that the change was for scheduling. The New York Post and Washington Examiner quote that source at length. The Daily Wire says the White House confirmed it.

The Examiner reports Trump told it he was confident in Marshall's race, and cites a RealClearPolitics average with Democrat Adam Hamilton up 2.6 points and a Cook Political Report rating. The Post says schedules often shift in a campaign's last days and calls Iowa a dead heat in that average. The Daily Wire gives the Salina and Cedar Rapids details and describes Hamilton as a Methodist pastor whom Trump has called a "radical."

The Washington Times earlier reported that a White House official confirmed the Kansas cancellation.

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