President Donald Trump is closing the final weekend before Tuesday’s midterm elections with back-to-back rallies Sunday in Dubuque, Iowa, and Salina, Kansas, two stops that were canceled earlier in the week and then put back on his schedule.
The first stop is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Five Flags Event Center in Dubuque, where Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican nominee in Iowa’s open Senate race against Democrat Josh Turek, greeted attendees ahead of Trump’s arrival, according to an Associated Press photo caption. Trump then heads to Hangar 509 at Salina Regional Airport, where the program is set to begin at 5:30 p.m. CT, according to the GOP event listing, to campaign for Sen. Roger Marshall, who faces Democrat Adam Hamilton.
Canceled, then reinstated
The Republican National Committee said Thursday that the Iowa and Kansas rallies would become tele-rallies, saying the change was aimed at “maximizing opportunities for President Donald J. Trump to speak to voters across the country,” NBC News reported. Asked about Kansas that day, Trump said of Marshall: “Because I think he’s doing well. We’re going to do a tele-rally for him instead. He’s doing, he’s doing very well.”
On Friday, the RNC announced that both in-person events were back on. A source familiar with the plans told NBC News on Oct. 30:
“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.”
“No one works harder, fights harder, or loves the American people more than President Donald J. Trump!”
Source familiar with the plans, via NBC News, Oct. 30, 2026
A source told NBC News that the White House is “feeling bullish about both states,” and NBC reported that the Senate races in Iowa and Kansas are considered toss-ups.
Closing the campaign
The AP noted that Trump has handily won both states in the past and described the trips as reflecting “the GOP’s defensive posture” with more than 52 million votes already cast. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott told NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday that he was confident Republicans would keep the Senate, the AP reported. “His agenda, without any question, is on the ballot,” Scott said.
The push continues Monday. Vice President JD Vance and Donald Trump Jr. are set to rally with House candidates Anthony Constantino in New York’s 21st District and Kailee Buller in the 22nd District before a stop in Swanton, Ohio, near Toledo, according to Politico.
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
