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Trump will rally in Kansas and Iowa after initially canceling weekend trips before midterms

Oct 30, 2026, 7:03 AM | Updated: Oct 31, 2026, 12:12 am

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a Halloween event on the South Lawn of t...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a Halloween event on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has rescheduled campaign rallies in a pair of critical Midwestern states that he had previously canceled, according to a person familiar with the plans.

The person says the Republican president will now visit Iowa and Kansas for back-to-back campaign rallies on Sunday. The person insisted on anonymity to discuss Trump’s schedule.

The Republican National Committee initially said in canceling the rallies that Trump would do telerallies instead to reach more voters. But the person familiar with the latest plans say the Iowa and Kansas rallies have been rearranged to accommodate the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule.

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