In brief
Trump rallied in Dubuque and Salina on Sunday to press voters to support Republican candidates, outlining a platform that included stricter immigration rules and a death penalty for large‑scale drug dealers. The president also called on voters to back incumbent Senator Roger Marshall and gubernatorial candidate Ty Masterson. BBC reported an additional Florida rally, while NBC confirmed the Iowa and Kansas stops as part of a 28‑stop campaign blitz.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump held his final weekend rallies on Sunday, November 2, 2026, in Dubuque, Iowa, and Salina, Kansas, to pressure voters into choosing Republican candidates in the Tuesday mid‑term elections.
In Dubuque, Trump urged voters to back Republican House and Senate candidates, promising that "If you elect a Republican House and Republican Senate on November 3rd, we will continue to put America first every single day," according to the Anadolu Agency.
"If you elect a Republican House and Republican Senate on November 3rd, we will continue to put America first every single day," Trump said.
He outlined a platform that would include stricter immigration restrictions, voter ID and proof‑of‑citizenship requirements, a ban on sanctuary cities, and the death penalty for large‑scale drug dealers and human traffickers, as well as anyone convicted of killing a law‑enforcement officer.
Trump also called on voters to support incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall and gubernatorial candidate Ty Masterson, adding, “Let’s go out and do what we do best, which is to win, win, win.”
"Let's go out and do what we do best, which is to win, win, win," Trump added.
At the Kansas rally, Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefly praised Trump’s record on national security, saying that no president had done the job better and that Americans were safer, and highlighted his stance on preserving party control of Congress.
BBC News reported that Trump held an additional rally in Florida on the same weekend, a move the outlet said was a defensive effort after the party had won those states in past elections.
NBC News confirmed that the two rallies in Iowa and Kansas were part of the final leg of a 28‑stop campaign blitz, emphasizing that the upcoming election will decide control of both chambers of Congress.
