President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled two of his upcoming campaign rallies scheduled for this weekend, just days before the midterm elections on November 3.
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Trump → cancel → November
The president was expected to head to Salina, Kansas, on Saturday to boost Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who's in a surprisingly tight reelection race.
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who → expect → race
But he strangely abandoned the adoring crowds and scheduled tele-rallies from Mar-a-Lago instead.
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he → abandon → Lago
He also scrapped a planned rally in Dubuque, Iowa, which will now be held virtually, GOP sources told The Associated Press.
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sources → scrap → Press
It is unclear why the president made the sudden schedule change, but the White House has since confirmed that Trump will now host at least 20 virtual tele-rallies before election day targeting voters in Texas, Kansas, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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Trump → make → Texas
'These events give him the opportunity to highlight his accomplishments and expand his reach across the country,' a White House spokesperson said.
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spokesperson → give → country
Holding rallies virtually are part of a plan to 'maximize Trump’s time and reach as many voters as possible... [as] tele-rallies allow him to cover more ground,' CBS News reported.
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News → hold → ground
'This 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost in the closing days, Joe Gruters, chairman of the Republican National Committee told the AP.
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Gruters → close → Committee
'I don't feel like I have to go to Kansas, I'm going to Florida tomorrow,' Trump said to a Reuters reporter earlier today
Donald Trump cancelled two of his rallies scheduled for this weekend, on the eve of midterms.
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Trump → feel → midterms
He is pictured dancing at a rally in South Carolina
Earlier today, Trump called a reporter 'disgusting' after being asked if he was sick of traveling.
'You're sick to ask that question,' Trump responded, 'I'm not going to Kansas because [Marshall] is doing really well.'
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Marshall → picture → Kansas
He continued: 'I don't feel like I have to go to Kansas, I'm going to Florida tomorrow.'
'You've been following me for two weeks.
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You → continue → weeks
I feel perfect.
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I → feel → ?
You are disgusting, you look like hell,' he told the reporter before walking off.
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he → look → reporter
'I'm not sure yet,' Senator Roger Marshall told a reporter when asked about the Trump's cancellation, 'I think-they think it might do with I'm doing so well in the polls, he's probably got better places to spend his time.'
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he → tell → time
A CNN poll from Monday showed Marshall four percent points behind Hamilton.
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Marshall → show → Hamilton
Earlier today, Trump traveled to South Carolina to support Darline Graham in the razor-tight race to fill the seat of her late brother, Senator Lindsey Graham who passed away in July at 71-years-old.
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who → travel → old
'I'm asking you to do me one favor - pretend that I'm on the ballot,' he told supporters at the Rock Hill, South Carolina rally as he encouraged them to vote for Graham.
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he → ask → Graham
Trump has held a rally nearly every day in the run-up to the midterms, where Republican prospects of holding onto the House of Representatives look dire.
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prospects → hold → Representatives
The Democrats could squeak out enough wins to earn back the Senate majority too.
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Democrats → squeak → majority
There are several close Senate races in what had previously been reliably red states, forcing Trump to travel to places like South Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio and Florida.
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what → be → Carolina
On Tuesday, the President held two rallies in Texas, in an attempt to shore up Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's campaign against Democratic state Representative James Talarico.
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President → hold → Talarico
On the trail, Trump has riled up his base, though he has consistently gone off-script.
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he → rile → script
Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump hand out candy to children as they host Halloween today
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they → hand → Halloween
On Sunday in Michigan, the President produced headlines by talking to the crowd about rapper Nicki Minaj's 'a**.'
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President → produce → *
He's also gone into detail explaining why he was ogling Ohio Senator Jon Husted's body during a stop in Ohio.
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he → go → Ohio
At each rally, the story has gotten longer and more involved.
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story → get → rally
On Friday, Trump will return to the Sunshine State to help bolster the gubernatorial bid of Representative Byron Donalds and the Senate bid of Senator Ashley Moody.
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Trump → return → Moody
He's also expected to return to Michigan before Election Day, but no rally has been officially announced.
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rally → return → Day
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