Trump cancels midterm appearances, will campaign via ‘tele-rallies’

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U.S. President Donald Trump is scrapping two of his last midterm election rallies, his Republican Party said Thursday, as the 80-year-old leader lashed out at a reporter who asked if he was tired of traveling.

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Instead of the events in Kansas and Iowa, Trump will hold a “large number” of virtual “tele-rallies” in a series of states, the Republican National Committee said.

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Republicans are fighting to keep control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms. Trump has urged the party to “pretend I’m on the ballot” to maximize turnout despite his poor approval ratings.

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“With Republicans in a strong position in Kansas and Iowa, previously planned in-person rallies in those states will no longer take place as scheduled,” the RNC statement said.

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Trump’s final election rally is now set to be in Florida on Friday.

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Despite being the oldest elected president in U.S. history, Trump has kept up a gruelling schedule of near-daily rallies throughout October to help Republicans in the midterms.

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Trump slammed a reporter on Thursday when asked if he was canceling Saturday’s planned Kansas rally because he was “sick of traveling.”

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“You’re sick to ask that question. You are sick,” Trump told the reporter after returning to Washington from a campaign trip to South Carolina.

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“I feel perfect. You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape, you look like hell.”

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