Trump Resumes Rallies After Outburst Over Media Reports Questioning Health

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to resume his campaign rallies after reacting with fury to media reports pointing to cumulative fatigue following his cancellation of weekend campaign events.

Local time on the 30th, CNN reported that President Trump reversed his decision less than a day after canceling scheduled in-person weekend campaign rallies in Kansas and Iowa.

Sources familiar with the matter told CNN that President Trump grew furious over media reports that followed the cancellation of the rallies.

The reports continuously pointed out the cumulative fatigue of President Trump, who is 80 years old this year, which reportedly displeased him and led to the sudden schedule change.

Meeting with White House reporters on the 29th, local time, when asked by a reporter about the reason for canceling the rallies, President Trump lashed out, saying, "I am totally fine," and "You are disgusting. Take care of yourself. You look terrible."

CNN noted that such a situation demonstrates how Republican election campaigning is being swayed by President Trump's caprices.

Sources said that President Trump abruptly decided to cancel the rallies while on a plane heading to South Carolina, a campaign stop, on the 29th local time.

Some Republican candidates were also reported to have experienced confusion over the sudden schedule change.

Republican Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas said after the news of the president's rally cancellation broke, "There are probably better places for the president to spend his time."

Among some Republican officials, complaints have also emerged that President Trump's rallies are actually becoming a burden to the election campaign.

One Republican official told CNN that the president's rallies take up too much time at a time when party members should be focusing on get-out-the-vote activities such as door-to-door visits.

Another high-ranking Republican official said, "The president hasn't perceptibly moved the needle anywhere."

President Trump himself also appears to be wavering regarding in-person rallies.

Sources explained that during the final weeks of the campaign, President Trump pressured aides to schedule more in-person campaign stops.

Amid recently slumping approval ratings, he reportedly gained energy from meeting crowds cheering for him in deep-red Republican strongholds.

However, President Trump was also reported to have voiced complaints about the grueling schedule requiring him to visit a new city almost every day.

Sources also said he complained about why he had to pour so much effort into elections that were not his own.

Including the in-person rally on November 1st, President Trump will have held a total of 28 in-person rallies since the beginning of this month.

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