President Donald Trump announced Thursday he is canceling his rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend, where he was set to stump for GOP candidates in competitive races, opting instead to do telerallies.
\n\nThe president’s cancellations come amid his planned midterm blitz, in which he said he would travel to 35 places across the country to help raise turnout for Republican candidates.
\n\nTrump has repeatedly touted what he believes is the positive impact of his rallies on GOP candidates, going as far as to suggest that his presence in battleground states has boosted Republicans in the polls.
\n\nBut the president’s tune appeared to change Thursday after his cancellations. Trump said he didn’t “feel I have to go to Kansas,” adding that he thinks Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., who’s locked in a tight race with Democrat Adam Hamilton, “is doing well.”
\n\nConcerns over high costs connected to the war in Iran have helped turn the race into a toss-up in a state that hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate for nearly a century.
\n\nTrump, who has campaigned at 25 rallies in the past month, has admitted that the blitz has not been “easy,” saying through a hoarse voice on Monday…
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