Trump reverses course, reinstates cancelled campaign rallies

The decision marks a sharp reversal after the US president said he didn’t feel like he had to hold the events.

Al JazeeraAl Jazeera Staff2026-10-30 15:35查看原文 ↗

The decision marks a sharp reversal after the US president said he didn’t feel like he had to hold the events.

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after exiting Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday [Kent Nishimura/AFP]

A day after announcing he would cancel a pair of campaign rallies, United States President Donald Trump has reversed course, opting to put those events back on the calendar.

A source close to the Trump administration told Al Jazeera on Friday that Trump will be headlining, in person, the previously cancelled rallies in Kansas and Iowa ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.

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“Rallies are BACK ON!” the source said. “No one works harder, fights harder, or loves the American people more than President Donald J. Trump!”

Previously, Trump was due to travel to Kansas on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday. But now both rallies will take place on Sunday.

The source said the events were rearranged to include more tele-rallies, which allow Trump to attend virtually.

Republican officials have also not ruled out that an additional campaign event could be added to the president’s schedule before the midterm election.

The decision marks a sharp reversal after Trump told reporters on Thursday, “I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas.”

“We are going to have a strong ⁠Tuesday night,” Trump said of the midterms.

Iowa and Kansas are states that are normally friendly to the president’s Republican Party. Not since 1932, for instance, has Kansas elected a Democrat to a full term in the Senate.

But according to early polling data, voters in both states have trended more toward Democratic Senate candidates this campaign cycle.

In Kansas, for instance, Republicans Senator Roger Marshall is in an increasingly competitive race with his Democratic challenger, megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton.

A poll from Emerson College on Friday found Hamilton in the lead, with 49 percent support compared to Marshall’s 45 percent.

Analysts have warned that Republican candidates could feel backlash at the polls over issues like the cost of living, with fuel prices higher than normal due to the US-Israeli war against Iran.

Prior to Friday’s reversal, Marshall defended Trump’s decision to cancel his Kansas rally.

“They think that I’m doing so well in the polls that he’s probably got better places to spend his time,” Marshall said Thursday.

Democrats, however, were quick to accuse Trump of abandoning Republican candidates with less than four days remaining until the vote.

David Axelrod, the senior adviser to former President Barack Obama, described the cancellation as a “ strategic retreat ” in a post on social media.

The Republican National Committee argued the virtual appearances would be more efficient, allowing Trump to reach more voters.

Trump is expected to speak at a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday to help boost two of the state’s Republican candidates: US Senate nominee Ashley Moody and gubernatorial hopeful Byron Donalds.

这一决定标志着美国总统立场的急剧转变，此前他曾表示，他觉得自己没有必要举办这些活动。

美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周四在马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地走下空军一号后向记者发表讲话。[肯特·西村/法新社]

在宣布取消两场竞选集会的第二天，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普改变了主意，决定将这些活动重新安排到日程上。

一位接近特朗普政府的消息人士周五告诉半岛电视台，特朗普将在周二的中期选举前亲自出席此前取消的堪萨斯州和爱荷华州的竞选集会。

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消息人士称：“集会又回来了！没有人比唐纳德·J·特朗普总统更努力工作、更拼搏、更爱美国人民！”

此前，特朗普原定于周六前往堪萨斯州，周日前往爱荷华州。但现在这两场集会都将在周日举行。

消息人士称，活动安排进行了调整，增加了更多远程集会，这样特朗普就可以以虚拟方式参加。

共和党官员也并未排除在中期选举前，总统的日程安排中可能增加一场竞选活动的可能性。

这一决定标志着特朗普态度的急剧转变，此前他周四告诉记者：“我觉得我没必要去堪萨斯州。”