Trump Cancels Weekend Rallies in Iowa and Kansas Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump has canceled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas and will instead support Republican candidates through tele-rallies, according to The Guardian's live coverage of US politics. The report, which is part of the Guardian's live blog on US politics, was written by Tom Ambrose and said the change came as midterm campaigning reached its final days ahead of the midterms.

CBS News reported that President Trump "will no longer campaign in person" for Republican candidates in Kansas and Iowa on the last weekend before the midterm elections, in a video report by Weijia Jiang.

The Guardian described the change as a shift in Republican strategy, noting that the president had been on a campaign blitz in key Republican strongholds before it. Its summary says Trump will instead opt for tele-rallies to support candidates.

CBS News's headline indicates that its video explains why the rallies were canceled, but the summary available for this report does not state any reasons. The Guardian's summary also gives no reason for the change, so the reasons are not reported here.

BBC News has published a video on what is at stake for Trump in the US midterms. According to its summary, Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency.

Taken together, the reports describe a move away from in-person rallies in Iowa and Kansas toward tele-rallies for Republican candidates during the final days before the midterms. The summaries available for this account are brief, and this story is limited to them.

Sources: BBC News: What's at stake for Trump in the US midterms?; The Guardian: Trump cancels rallies in Iowa and Kansas in shift of Republican strategy - live; CBS News: Trump cancels midterm rallies in Kansas and Iowa. Here's why..