Trump Closes 30-Rally Midterm Blitz With Iowa-Kansas Finale
President Donald Trump brought his record-setting midterm campaign blitz to a thundering close on November 1, 2026, holding back-to-back rallies in Iowa and Kansas — the 29th and 30th stops of a tour that crisscrossed the country in the final weeks before the November 3 elections. With packed crowds, a crossover endorsement, and a promise to keep winning on Election Day, Trump told supporters the MAGA movement is stronger than ever.
A Final Doubleheader Before Election Day
Trump took the stage at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa, where he congratulated the Iowa Hawkeyes on their shutout football win over Wisconsin and promised Republicans “a much bigger win on Tuesday.” He then flew to Salina, Kansas, where a couple thousand supporters gathered outside a hangar at Salina Regional Airport for what Trump declared was his 30th and final rally of the midterm cycle. After nearly 90 minutes on stage, he closed with his trademark dance to “YMCA,” urging the crowd: “Let’s go out and do what we do best, which is to win, win, win on Nov. 3.”
Boosting Marshall, Hinson, and the GOP Slate
In Salina, Trump said he came to make sure Republican Sen. Roger Marshall gets elected in his competitive race, and he brought Secretary of State Marco Rubio to address the crowd. In Iowa, he rallied for Senate hopeful Ashley Hinson and the party’s slate of candidates. The choice of Iowa and Kansas — heartland states rather than swing states — signaled a strategy of energizing the base and turning out every last supporter before Tuesday.
A Stunning Crossover Endorsement in Michigan
The weekend also delivered a remarkable political twist in the battleground Michigan Senate race. Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens, who lost the primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed Republican nominee Mike Rogers after appearing with him at a church service. Trump called her endorsement “brave” and publicly urged her to join the Republican Party. The defection heightened the stakes in one of the cycle’s tightest Senate contests, just two days before voters decide who controls Congress.
The Campaign That Wouldn’t Quit
The final two rallies capped a grueling final month — the Dubuque event had been abruptly canceled on October 29, only to be reinstated about 24 hours later, underscoring how hard the campaign pushed through to the finish. And Trump isn’t done yet: a White House official said he will deliver remarks at the Reflecting Pool near the Lincoln Memorial on November 2, just hours before polls open.
Thirty rallies, thousands of miles, and one message repeated from stage to stage: the direction of the country runs through Tuesday’s vote. On November 3, the crowds Trump fired up get their turn.
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