President Trump has canceled a planned rally in Kansas on Saturday, three days before Election Day, a White House official confirmed.
Instead, the rally for Sen. Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican, will be held virtually, according to a separate GOP source. The source did not provide more details on the event.
“President Trump will continue connecting directly with Americans nationwide through more than 20 tele-rallies before Election Day. These events give him the opportunity to highlight his accomplishments and expand his reach across the country,” the White House official said.
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Mr. Trump is expected to host more than two dozen tele-rallies in New York, Texas, Kansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Michigan and elsewhere in the days before Tuesday’s midterms.
Mr. Trump had been scheduled to speak at Salina Regional Airport in Kansas at noon local time.
The rally was scuttled as a new poll shows Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton holding a four-point lead over Mr. Marshall in the closely watched Senate race.
Mr. Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, is surging in a state that Mr. Trump carried by 16 percentage points in 2024.
But the president suggested that Mr. Marshall’s campaign may have turned a corner in recent days.
“I think he’s doing well. We’re going to do a tele-rally for him instead,” Mr. Trump told reporters. “He’s doing very well, actually.”
Saturday’s canceled rally would have marked the second time the president visited Kansas to campaign for Mr. Marshall this month. Mr. Trump held an Oct. 19 rally for the senator in which the president sought to appeal to evangelical voters with his remarks.
A CNN/SSRS poll conducted Oct. 20-26 found Mr. Hamilton with his four-point lead over Mr. Marshall among likely voters, with 49% supporting the Democrat and 45% supporting the Republican.
Other polls show a closer contest. A YouGov survey conducted Sept. 24 to Oct. 4 showed Mr. Hamilton leading by three percentage points.
Mr. Trump has crisscrossed the nation in recent weeks to bolster GOP candidates in Senate races. However, some candidates have sought to distance themselves from the president amid voter frustration over the high gas prices and the Iran war.
• Kerry Picket contributed to this report.
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