Crossfiled9 outlets · filed 29 October 2026
Trump's in-person rallies in Kansas, Iowa back on
President Trump will hold in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. The Thursday announcement that he would shift to tele-rallies in the battleground states stirred speculation about the president's reason for scaling back his midterm travel sch
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The coverage converges on Trump reversing an earlier decision and putting in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas back on the schedule after talk of telerallies or cancellations. CBS News, NBC News, and 60 Minutes foreground the cancellations and reversals, while The Hill and The Independent emphasize the apparent prompt for the change, with the Independent alone saying it followed questions about his health. PBS NewsHour is distinct in highlighting Trump’s “disgusting” remark to a reporter.
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