Crossfiled6 outlets · filed 29 October 2026
Trump cancels weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of holding tele-rallies
Senate races in both states are considered toss-ups and could be key in either party’s path to control of Congress.
CBS News
What the coverage shows
Most outlets frame the item as Trump dropping in-person weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas in favor of tele-rallies, with NBC News and CBS News making that switch the headline point and 60 Minutes saying he will no longer campaign in person there. The Guardian US adds that it is a “shift of Republican strategy,” while CBS’s extract also notes he spoke at a separate South Carolina rally. Channel 4 News is the outlier, using the Kansas angle to preview a midterms story about Christians turning away from Trump rather than the rally cancellations themselves.
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