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With four days to go until the midterm election, President Trump is canceling rallies this weekend in the Midwest and switching to tele-rallies instead.

That includes an event tomorrow in Kansas for Senator Roger Marshall.

But the president says it doesn't mean he thinks the incumbent is in trouble against Democrat Adam Hamilton.

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He says, what's the reason for this, sir, that you're not going to Kansas? You know what the reason is? I don't feel I have to go to Kansas.

Along with the scrapped rally in Kansas, President Trump has also called off an event in Iowa this Sunday for Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson.

The Republican National Committee says the president will hold nearly two dozen tele-rallies before Election Day, November 3rd.

Exactly.

And, you know, I live in Kansas.

So when you think about it, the history of our states, you know, they came out in covered wagons at one point there, you know, they were exploring.

It was very brutal.

Do you primarily investigate around Minneapolis or do you kind of like to go all over Minneapolis?

Oh, we'll go all over.

You know, we've traveled as far as Ohio, you know, and then as far as the other way, we've kind of, I think it's Kansas.

We have known Kansas.

According to Cercana Book Scan, horror book sales are up roughly a third this year through August, and the genre now sells more than twice as many copies as it did in 2020.

Shops built around it are opening up across the country, with new ones in Washington State, Virginia, and Kansas since August, and another planned for Denver by the end of the year.

They're hangouts as much as stores, with cult horror VHS tapes in the windows, book clubs, author readings, and themed drinks like a killer lumberjack latte.

Owners told The New York Times a big draw is community, especially for women.

So it's raining and chilly.

And then tomorrow, because I live in Kansas and the weather can change very quickly.

I think it was Monday.

It was 95 to 100.

That report and a separate report from the Commerce Department on inflation reinforce the widely held belief that the Fed will need to raise rates in December as it seeks to bring prices under control.

Finally, in political news, President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas or Iowa over the weekend for campaign rallies ahead of Election Day.

Instead, he will participate in virtual campaign appearances.

In a statement, the White House said that President Trump will continue connecting directly with Americans nationwide through more than 20 tele-rallies before Election Day.

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President Trump will be phoning in his campaign rallies this weekend.

Trump on Thursday canceled his planned events in Kansas and Iowa and said instead he'll be holding tele-rallies ahead of next week's elections.

More from Alice Barr in Washington.

When asked if he canceled the rally for health reasons, President Trump had this to say.

You look like hell.

He's still scheduled to hold an event in Florida later today and yesterday rallied Republicans in reliably red South Carolina.

The campaign funding group MAGA Incorporated says it will host a series of virtual campaign events with the president in at least 19 states before Election Day, including in Kansas and Iowa.

Alphabet stock prices saw their biggest drop ever on Thursday.

This will be his first appearance in the series.

Swift is a Kansas boy.

He hails from Salina, Kansas.

And Swift will be on their catching this afternoon.

He usually catches Stubby Overmyer.

It costs just a quarter.

Now the big raw bone fella from Mississippi, Claude Paso, is out there on the mound, getting ready to start the last half of the sixth inning.

And the first batter to pitch to will be big Bob Swift from Kansas.

So there you go.

Also, President Trump has canceled his planned rally tomorrow in Salina Regional Airport in Kansas with no reason given.

The event is expected to shift to a viral format as Trump rallies.

He relies on his more than 20 online rallies before Tuesday midterm.