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Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of Congress Donald Trump cancelled, and then promptly uncancelled, two in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend as polls suggest US midterm election races in the previous Republican st
What the coverage shows
All the outlets converge on the same basic news peg: Trump’s Kansas and Iowa plans changed repeatedly, with cancellations and then reversals or “uncanceling” before Election Day. NBC News and CNBC frame the shift around campaign strategy and Senate control, while CBS News, The Guardian US, and 60 Minutes emphasize the flip-flop itself. The Independent is the only one to say the reversal followed a reporter questioning Trump, and CBS alone highlights his “disgusting” remark.
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