Trump cancels two election rallies over the weekend
The Republican Party announced Trump's cancellation of two election rallies in Kansas and Iowa, replacing them with online gatherings ahead of the congressional elections.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The US Republican Party announced on Thursday that President Donald Trump had canceled two of the final rallies he had planned to hold in support of his allies in the midterm congressional elections.
The Republican National Committee said that instead of two rallies scheduled in Kansas and Iowa, Trump would hold a “large number” of “online rallies” in a number of states.
This change in schedule came just days before Tuesday’s election, which the Democratic opposition hopes will allow it to seize control of Congress and win governorships in several states.
Trump urged Republican voters to act as if he were on the ballot, seeking to boost turnout despite declining public approval ratings.
The Republican National Committee stated in a press release that “given the Republicans’ strong position in Kansas and Iowa, the two in-person rallies previously scheduled there will not be held.”
Despite being the oldest person ever elected president in US history, Trump maintained a busy schedule of rallies across the country in October to support Republican candidates.
On Thursday, Trump attacked a journalist who asked him, upon his return to Washington after a trip to South Carolina, whether he had canceled the rally scheduled for Saturday in Kansas because he was “tired of traveling.” The 80-year-old president replied, “You are sick for asking that question.”
