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Trump lashes out at heckler during Florida rally: 'Shut up dope'

President Donald Trump is hunkering down at his Mar-a-Lago compound in Florida on Saturday to conduct a blitz of 19 telerallies, aiming to boost struggling Republican candidates ahead of next week's election.

At the request of the U.S. Secret Service, federal officials have deployed surface-to-air missile systems near Mar-a-Lago and the newly renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport to counter potential aerial threats such as aircraft or drones.

Trump reinstated his previously canceled campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa, scheduling both in-person events back-to-back on Sunday.

The initial cancellation triggered confusion among Republican allies and prompted accusations that Trump was hiding from the campaign trail ahead of potential midterm losses.

When asked why he canceled the rallies on Thursday, Trump snapped at a reporter: “You know what the reason is?…