Trump abruptly cancels weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa ... unleashes crude insults at reporter who asks, “Are you tired?”

[Financial News] U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly canceled in-person rallies scheduled for the weekend in Kansas and Iowa ahead of the midterm elections on the 3rd of next month (local time). When reporters asked whether the decision was due to accumulated fatigue from his grueling schedule, he openly showed his displeasure, firing off personal attacks.
According to the White House, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and others on the 29th (local time), President Trump canceled the final in-person rallies he had planned to hold in Kansas on the 31st and in Iowa on the 1st of next month, and decided to replace them with virtual and phone rallies. The Republican side said, “The party is in a favorable position in those areas, so the planned in-person rallies will not be held,” and explained that it would expand its nationwide support base through around 20 large-scale remote rallies before Election Day. Accordingly, Trump’s final in-person rally is expected to be his event in Florida on the 30th.
The cancellation, however, sparked a heated exchange with the press as reporters asked about the reason. After Trump returned from that day’s rally to Joint Base Andrews outside Washington, D.C., a Reuters reporter asked whether he had canceled the rallies because he was tired of traveling. Trump snapped, “You must be out of your mind to ask that.” He continued, “I’m perfectly fine,” then attacked the reporter’s appearance with a string of crude insults: “You’re disgusting. Take better care of yourself. You look terrible.” Trump has repeatedly reacted sharply to unwelcome questions recently. On the 20th, for example, he interrupted a British media reporter asking about a golf course and raised his voice, telling them to “Be quiet.”
Local media, meanwhile, have suggested that Trump’s decision to cancel the rallies may be tied to the closely contested political landscape in those states. Kansas and Iowa are considered traditional Republican strongholds, but Democratic candidates have performed well in this election, turning them into tightly contested battlegrounds. A recent CNN poll of the Kansas Senate race found Democratic candidate Adam Hamilton (49%) narrowly ahead of incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall (45%). Notably, 57% of Kansas residents in the poll said they disapproved of the president’s job performance. Some observers speculate that concerns within the party—that Trump’s last-minute in-person visit could instead backfire electorally—may have played a role.


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