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Trump reverses course after reporter calls him out over canceling midterms rallies

The Independent·Rhian Lubin·11 days ago
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President Donald Trump has reversed course and will now hold midterm rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend after he was called out by a reporter for canceling them.

The rallies in Kansas and Iowa were pulled at the 11th hour by Republican officials who announced the events would be replaced with 19 telerallies.

Now the rallies are back on following pressure from a reporter who asked Trump if the cancellations had anything to do with his health.

“You know what the reason is? I don’t feel I have to go to Kansas,” Trump snapped at the Reuters reporter on Thursday. “I feel perfect. You are disgusting.”

The Iowa and Kansas rallies, taking place Sunday, have been rearranged to accommodate the new telerallies added to Trump’s schedule, a source familiar with the plans told The Independent.

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

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