Trump cancels in-person Kansas rally days before midterms; Washington Post reports virtual events

President Donald Trump has canceled a Saturday rally in Salina, Kansas, a White House official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday, days before Tuesday's midterm elections. The official gave no details on the reason. The Washington Post reported that Trump will hold virtual events instead. Salina was one of the final stops in his packed schedule of midterm rallies, and Kansas has a competitive Senate race. An earlier itinerary reported by the Daily Wire had Trump in Ohio on Wednesday for Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, on Thursday, in Daytona Beach on Friday, in Salina on Saturday and in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday. The Daily Wire counted the Ohio stop as his 28th rally of the cycle. Trump also posted on Truth Social about a South Carolina rally for Sen. Darline Graham.

The right-leaning outlets do not mention the cancellation in the excerpts provided. Just the News leads with Trump's Truth Social claims that his rally crowds are the biggest in midterm history by a factor of five and that his Republican approval is 99%. It also notes his rally for Graham, whom Gov. Henry McMaster appointed to replace her late brother. The Daily Wire's headline frames the story as how Trump will close out the campaign. It lists Salina as still on the Saturday schedule, quotes Iowa voter Doug Smith praising Trump's loyalty, and says the White House had not yet revealed his travel plans. The Washington Post, a left-leaning outlet, leads with the cancellation and the switch to virtual events, and describes the schedule as packed. The Hill, an independent outlet, reports the same cancellation and stresses the White House's lack of detail and Kansas's competitive Senate race. Both sides cover Trump's late-campaign travel, but only the left-leaning and independent outlets report the Salina event being called off.