Home · Politics · Oct 20 archive
Watch Live: President Trump holds rally in Kansas as state gears up for midterms
· Confirmed
In Short: President Trump held a rally in Kansas to support Republican Senator Roger Marshall ahead of the midterms.
President Donald Trump held a rally in Kansas on Monday evening to boost Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, with a focus on supporting Senator Roger Marshall.
The rally, which began at 8 p.m., was part of Trump's nationwide tour to energize Republican voters and candidates.
Trump's visit to Kansas comes amid growing concerns among Republicans about potential Democratic gains in traditionally Republican strongholds.
Two years after Trump won 57% of the vote in Kansas, Republicans are now grappling with the possibility that a Democrat could win a U.S. Senate seat in the state for the first time in nearly a century.
At the rally, Trump emphasized the importance of voting Republican to address issues such as affordability, health care, and restoring human decency to politics.
Steve Perry, a resident of Kansas City, held a sign opposing Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan, highlighting the complex political landscape ahead of the midterms.
Trump's appearance in Kansas follows his recent rally in Tennessee, where he also aimed to boost Republican candidates.
The University of Virginia's Center for Politics has moved Kansas into the 'toss-up' category, indicating a competitive race for the Senate seat.
Vice President JD Vance visited a suburb of Kansas City on Monday to campaign for a Republican incumbent, underscoring the intense efforts to secure Republican victories.
Hamilton, a Democratic candidate, emphasized his priorities of tackling affordability and health care, and restoring human decency to politics, at a get-out-the-vote event in Lawrence.
Trump's approval ratings remain low, with a new poll by Reuters showing only 31% of Americans approve of his performance in office.
Trump has faced criticism for waiving sanctions on Russia, a move that some argue could benefit Moscow.
Background
President Donald Trump held a midterm election rally in Clarksville, Tennessee, to boost Republican candidates.
Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.
What's confirmed
- President Donald Trump held a rally in Kansas on Monday evening to boost Republican candidates ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, with a focus on supporting Senator Roger Marshall.
- The rally, which began at 8 p.m., was part of Trump's nationwide tour to energize Republican voters and candidates.
- Trump's visit to Kansas comes amid growing concerns among Republicans about potential Democratic gains in traditionally Republican strongholds.
- Two years after Trump won 57% of the vote in Kansas, Republicans are now grappling with the possibility that a Democrat could win a U.S. Senate seat in the state for the first time in nearly a century.
- At the rally, Trump emphasized the importance of voting Republican to address issues such as affordability, health care, and restoring human decency to politics.
- Steve Perry, a resident of Kansas City, held a sign opposing Missouri’s congressional redistricting plan, highlighting the complex political landscape ahead of the midterms.
- Trump's appearance in Kansas follows his recent rally in Tennessee, where he also aimed to boost Republican candidates.
- The University of Virginia's Center for Politics has moved Kansas into the 'toss-up' category, indicating a competitive race for the Senate seat.
- Vice President JD Vance visited a suburb of Kansas City on Monday to campaign for a Republican incumbent, underscoring the intense efforts to secure Republican victories.
- Hamilton, a Democratic candidate, emphasized his priorities of tackling affordability and health care, and restoring human decency to politics, at a get-out-the-vote event in Lawrence.
- Trump's approval ratings remain low, with a new poll by Reuters showing only 31% of Americans approve of his performance in office.
- Trump has faced criticism for waiving sanctions on Russia, a move that some argue could benefit Moscow.
What's still developing
- The president's remarks are starting at 8 p.m.
- — If ever there were a place to symbolize both opportunities and obstacles that Democrats and Republicans face politically this midterm election, it would be Kansas.
- "We are closer to where Kansans are on all the individual issues," he said.
- "There's never been a clearer choice than we've had in this election," he said.
- US President Donald Trump is heading to Kansas to open a seven-state campaign blitz through territory he carried in 2024, as polls and unexpectedly tight races in Republican strongholds stoke fears of sweeping Democratic gains in November's midterms.
- In a midterm cycle that is turning into a referendum on President Donald Trump, they see an opening in a farm-heavy state where his policies carry real political risk.
- By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA, Kansas (AP) — Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November’s midterms.
- "There were Republicans who were saying, 'We've got to do better,'" he said.
- 📲 Get the latest on the midterms & more in the NPR App DODGE CITY, Kan.
- DES MOINES, Iowa — House Republicans are pinning hopes of keeping their majority on a state that President Donald Trump won by roughly 13 points in November 2024.
- "We feel very confident about the race. And that's because we've talked to every voter we can, asked for their vote on November 3, and we've been traveling the district for the last 13 months — all 22 counties, rural and suburban and urban, telling people, this is an election of common sense versus crazy," Mitchell told Fox News Digital.
- "This midterm, to me, will come down to about 10 seats. Everybody talks about 20-plus. No. It's going to be a very narrow end, and for Republicans, Iowa is a great example. If the Republicans come out to vote, we're going to be just fine."