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Trump put the Kansas and Iowa rallies back on.

Reuters: a White House official said Friday the weekend stops are back, on top of nearly 20 tele-rallies. Thursday he had said he did not have to go to Kansas. This photograph is Sioux City on Oct. 22, not Sunday.

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President Trump stands with both hands raised at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 22, 2026. Evan Vucci, Reuters. It is not Sunday in Dubuque, and it is not Kansas.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has restored canceled campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas days before Tuesday’s midterm elections, Reuters reported Friday. A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: “Rallies are BACK ON! President Trump loves his supporters, and in addition to nearly 20 tele-rallies, he will hold back-to-back rallies in Kansas and Iowa on Sunday.” The official said the stops had been rearranged to make room for the tele-rallies.

The reversal came a day after Trump told reporters he did not “feel like I have to go to Kansas,” where Senator Roger Marshall faces Democrat Adam Hamilton. “He is doing very well. We are going to have a strong Tuesday night,” Trump said then. Reuters also reported Friday that Trump would campaign that day in Florida, a state he won in 2024 and where early voting has tilted toward Democrats. This note is the reversal. It is not a dispatch from a speech in Florida.

Rallies are BACK ON!

The photograph is Oct. 22, at a rally in Sioux City, Iowa. Evan Vucci made it for Reuters. Trump is standing, both hands raised. It is not Sunday in Dubuque. It is not Salina, Kansas. It is not Florida.

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Sen. Darline Graham points from the lectern while President Trump stands beside her. Thursday, Oct. 29, Rock Hill Sports and Event Center. Reuters. Both faces are in the frame. The lectern reads Rock Hill, South Carolina. It is not Florida.

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Trump stood with Darline Graham in Rock Hill. He said she has the gene.

The Associated Press: he was in South Carolina Thursday for the second time in a month. He told her he had gotten her into the race. He said he did not have to go to Kansas. This photograph is the rally, not Florida.

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President Trump stands listening while Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a microphone, right index finger raised. Wednesday night, Oct. 28, Chillicothe, Ohio. Both men are in the frame. It is not South Carolina.

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Trump listened in Chillicothe. Today he is due in South Carolina.

The Associated Press photographed him Wednesday night while Vivek Ramaswamy spoke. He said a tremendous victory was coming. He had not spoken in South Carolina when this edition closed.

President Trump speaks at the Port of Corpus Christi, mouth open at the microphone, right arm extended. Tuesday, Oct. 27. Ken Paxton is not in the frame.

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Trump floated making Venezuela the 51st state.

The Associated Press said he did it Tuesday in Texas, while touting a tanker of Venezuelan oil and campaigning for Ken Paxton. He is due in Ohio today. This photograph is the Port of Corpus Christi, while he is saying it.

Video · Associated Press