{
  "id": 17153394,
  "title": "Trump scraps midterm rallies, plans to phone in to other campaign events",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-scraps-midterm-rallies-plans-to-phone-in-to-other-campaign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T00:13:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/30/trump-scraps-midterm-rallies-plans-to-phone-in-to-other-campaign-events"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has canceled upcoming campaign events in Kansas and Iowa, opting instead to participate in rallies across the country remotely via phone calls for the upcoming midterm elections on Tuesday.\n\nTrump's allies explained that the decision was made due to the challenging nature of his recent series of hour-long speeches, which have taken him on four weeks of travel to bolster Republican chances in the elections. Trump himself admitted that he didn't feel the need to visit Kansas, a state where Republican Senator Roger Marshall is facing a competitive race against Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, and that Marshall is doing well.\n\nThe Republican National Committee also canceled a planned rally in Iowa, a state with several competitive congressional races. The cancelled events were set for Salina, Kansas, on Saturday, and Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday.\n\nBefore the midterms, Trump is expected to participate in at least 19 tele-rallies hosted by MAGA Inc, a campaign funding group aligned with him, in various states, including Kansas and Iowa. Despite the cancellation, Trump is still set to travel to select states for in-person rallies before the election, including Florida on Friday. The president noted his fatigue during a recent rally in Mississippi, saying his vocal cords were not made to withstand daily rallies.",
  "summary": "The US president has hosted 25 rallies in 19 states over four weeks of travel, often speaking for his party in rural areas of Republican-friendly states.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "published": "2026-10-29T22:00:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Trump scraps last US midterm rallies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/trump-scraps-last-us-midterm-rallies",
        "published": "2026-10-29T23:28:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump cancels weekend rallies, plans to phone in to other midterm campaign events",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-weekend-rallies-plans-to-phone-in-to-other-midterm-17152837",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:37:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Trump cancels weekend rallies, plans to phone in to other midterm campaign events",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-weekend-rallies-plans-to-phone-in-to-other-midterm",
        "published": "2026-10-30T00:42:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump cancels midterm appearances, will campaign via ‘tele-rallies’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-midterm-appearances-will-campaign-via-tele-rallies",
        "published": "2026-10-30T01:48:56.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}