With only days left until the 2026 midterm elections, United States President Donald Trump has announced he will scale back his packed rally schedule, cancelling scheduled appearances in Iowa and Kansas.
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he → leave → Iowa
The Republican National Committee (RNC) confirmed the cancellations in a statement on Thursday, unveiling a slate of “tele-rallies” to replace the cancelled events.
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Committee → confirm → events
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group → approach → election
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bourbon → have → midterms
RNC Chairman Joe Gruters argued that the virtual appearances will be more efficient, reaching more voters than Trump otherwise could with on-the-ground stops.
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Trump → argue → stops
“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,” Gruters said.
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Gruters → want → days
The tele-rallies will be broadcast to nearly 20 states, including battlegrounds like Michigan, Alaska, Texas and Iowa, where competitive races are unfolding for the US Senate.
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races → broadcast → Senate
The RNC statement added that further events may be announced in the coming days.
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events → add → days
Trump’s rally on Friday in Daytona Beach, Florida – some 320 kilometres (200 miles) up the coast from his Mar-a-Lago resort – will proceed as planned.
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rally → proceed → resort
Less than five days remain until the midterm elections on November 3, which will decide the composition of Congress, as well as key state and local offices.
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which → remain → Congress
Whichever party controls Congress will shape Trump’s legislative agenda during the final two years of his second term.
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controls → control → term
Trump has also expressed concern that the Democratic Party might push to impeach him for a third time if it wins majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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it → express → Representatives
Currently, the Republican Party holds narrow majorities in both chambers.
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Party → hold → chambers
In the Senate, the party holds 53 seats out of 100.
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party → hold → 100
In the House, it has 218 seats, with all 435 offices up for grabs this election cycle.
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it → have → grabs
The Senate, meanwhile, will see only about a third of its offices on the midterm ballot.
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third → see → ballot
Unlike in the House, where terms only last two years, senators are elected to six-year time spans, and their elections are staggered across different election years, to allow for greater stability.
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elections → last → stability
Political forecasters have predicted Democrats have an advantage this midterm election cycle, citing Trump’s slumping poll numbers and voter blowback over cost-of-living issues, foreign policy and other concerns.
Harvard University’s ElectIt election forecasting model, for instance, has estimated that Democrats have a 94 percent chance of taking control of the House.
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Democrats → predict → House
The race for the Senate, however, will be more difficult, with fewer seats available to win.
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race → win → seats
Trump has placed himself at the centre of the Republican strategy to defend the party’s congressional majorities.
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Trump → place → majorities
To motivate his base of support, he has repeatedly encouraged voters with the phrase, “Pretend I’m on the ballot.”
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I → motivate → ballot
Midterm elections occur halfway through a president’s term, and they are often considered a reflection of a president’s popularity.
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they → occur → popularity
At 80 years old, however, Trump will be the oldest president by the time his term concludes, and his health has been a concern.
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health → conclude → time
Since starting his second term, the Republican leader has been photographed with bruising on his hands, sparking speculation about any undisclosed medical conditions he may have.
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he → start → conditions
After concluding a rally in South Carolina on Thursday, reporters inquired about his health.
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reporters → conclude → health
“Mr President, you’ve been doing a lot of travel.
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you → do → travel
We’ve been doing a lot of travel with you.
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We → do → you
How are you feeling?
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you → feel → ?
How’s your health?” a reporter from the news agency Reuters asked on the tarmac.
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reporter → ’ → tarmac
Trump, at first, dodged the question, focusing instead on his optimism about the Republican Party’s prospects in the election.
“We’re going to have a strong Tuesday night,” Trump said.
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Trump → dodge → night
But the reporter continued with his line of questioning: “So you’re not going to Kansas has nothing to do with you being sick of travelling?”
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you → continue → travelling
That prompted an irate reply from Trump, who lashed out.
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who → prompt → Trump
“Oh, you’re sick to ask that question.
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you → ’re → question
You are sick,” Trump said, as he proceeded to insult the reporter’s weight.
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he → say → weight
“You’ve been following me for two weeks.
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You → follow → weeks
I feel perfect.
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I → feel → ?
You look like hell.”
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You → look → hell
During his remarks to the reporter, Trump also questioned the need to visit Salina, Kansas, as he had planned to do on Saturday.
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he → question → Saturday
“I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas,” the president said.
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president → feel → Kansas
Kansas, normally a Republican stronghold, has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932.
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Kansas → elect → 1932
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