Trump Restores In-Person Rallies in Iowa and Kansas

President Donald Trump will attend two back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa to back Republican midterm candidates on Sunday, coming after those two events were canceled.

A source familiar with the matter told The Epoch Times on Friday that the “rallies are BACK ON! 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.”

“No one works harder, fights harder, or loves the American people more than President Donald J. Trump! The rallies were rearranged for scheduling purposes to accommodate dozens of additional tele-rallies that were recently added to the President’s schedule,” the person said.

Trump also told reporters he would not be heading to the two states, saying that Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) is “doing very well” in his reelection bid for the Kansas U.S. Senate race.

A reporter with Reuters asked Trump on Thursday about his health and suggested it may be a reason why he canceled the rallies.

Related Stories

“You’ve been following me for two weeks. I feel perfect,” Trump said in response to the question, also criticizing the reporter.

The previously canceled in-person events were set for Salina, Kansas, on Saturday, and Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, said campaign funding group MAGA Inc., which said he would host tele-rallies in at least 19 states ahead of the Tuesday contest.

Before it was confirmed that Trump would attend the rallies in the two states, the RNC said Trump would hold tele-rallies in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Additional rallies may also be planned.

“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 held roughly two dozen rallies in 19 states since Oct. 1, sometimes holding several rallies in one day. The president has embarked on the schedule in a bid to boost Republican candidates and retain control of Congress.

In response to the weekend rescheduling comments, some Democrats had said it was a sign that Trump was giving up ahead of the election.

Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan in a race against Republican Mike Rogers, said at a Thursday evening event that Trump “now understands that he has fully lost the midterms for his party.”

Amid the flurry of activity, Trump has often said Republicans need to win next Tuesday to keep his policy initiatives alive and has offered monetary incentives to do so.

Last month, the president announced he would provide a $5,000 dividend to Americans if the GOP retains control of the House and Senate, where it currently holds small majorities. Since then, he has also sent out one-time Medicare and health-insurance-related payments.

Democrats, meanwhile, have signaled they would launch investigations into the Trump administration if they prevail.