Trump Cancels In-Person Campaign Events, Shifts to Virtual Rallies... Why?

Ahead of the midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump is canceling some of his in-person campaign events and shifting to virtual rallies.

Bloomberg News reported on the 29th (local time), citing the Republican National Committee (RNC), that President Trump has decided not to attend in person the campaign rallies scheduled for this weekend in Kansas and Iowa.

Instead, President Trump plans to conduct his campaign events remotely.

The RNC explained that the virtual rallies were chosen to reach a larger number of voters within the limited time remaining until the polls close.

Accordingly, President Trump plans to hold nearly 20 virtual campaign events to support Republican candidates in states such as Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

When asked by a reporter whether he canceled the schedule because he was exhausted from campaigning, President Trump pushed back, stating, "My health is in very good condition."

Until recently, President Trump has been carrying out an intensive in-person campaign for Republican candidates.

After completing two campaign rallies the previous day in Texas, known as a Republican stronghold, he traveled on this day to South Carolina to support Senator Graham.

In this year's midterm elections, amid voter dissatisfaction over rising inflation and the war in Iran, assessments show that Democratic candidates are performing unexpectedly well even in Republican-leaning regions.

South Carolina is also traditionally a strong region for the Republican Party, but according to recent polls, the approval ratings for Republican candidate Senator Graham and the Democratic candidate each stood at around 48%.

Particularly in the Midwest, farmers' discontent is growing due to reasons such as surging fuel and fertilizer prices.

Some analysis indicates that certain Republican candidates backed by President Trump are also struggling as they fail to build an independent political image differentiated from the president.

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