{"id":"1793338987757-news-show_open","slug":"trump-s-final-midterm-rallies-go-phone-in","title":"Trump's Final Midterm Rallies Go Phone-In","summary":"President Trump canceled scheduled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, and the RNC announced tele-rallies across nearly 20 states in the final days before the Nov. 3 midterms.\n\nVeteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was caught on a hot mic on Channel 13 criticizing Israeli policy toward Palestinians, apparently unaware the segment was live.","publishedAt":"2026-10-30T05:43:07.757Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"Overnight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: President Trump canceled scheduled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, and the RNC announced tele-rallies across nearly 20 states in the final days before the Nov. 3 midterms.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-iowa-kansas-midterm-events-opting-for-tele-rallies) (https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116028572259303451)\n\nTRUE: Veteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was caught on a hot mic on Channel 13 criticizing Israeli policy toward Palestinians, apparently unaware the segment was live.\nSource: [aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/30/israeli-actress-slams-occupation-in-accidental-hot-mic-moment) NAMES: Chelli Goldenberg = ve (https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116032347061575767)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"President Trump canceled scheduled weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, and the RNC announced tele-rallies across nearly 20 states in the final days before the Nov. 3 midterms.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-iowa-kansas-midterm-events-opting-for-tele-rallies)","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116028572259303451","claim":"US President Donald Trump has cancelled planned midterm rallies in Iowa and Kansas, opting for phone-in “tele-rallies” across nearly 20 states in the final days before the November 3 election https://t.co/s7Tjoo4xmu https://t.co/YCg73md88M","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"},{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Veteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was caught on a hot mic on Channel 13 criticizing Israeli policy toward Palestinians, apparently unaware the segment was live.","sourceName":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/30/israeli-actress-slams-occupation-in-accidental-hot-mic-moment) NAMES: Chelli Goldenberg = ve","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116032347061575767","claim":"Veteran Israeli actress Chelli Goldenberg was left shocked after she was caught ripping into Israel's policies towards Palestinians on air. Goldenberg was a guest on Channel 13 and did not realise the segment was being broadcast live. https://t.co/4OrSR18y0q","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116028572259303451","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/trump-cancels-iowa-kansas-midterm-events-opting-for-tele-rallies)","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"},{"url":"https://x.com/AJEnglish/status/2116032347061575767","name":"[aljazeera.com](https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/30/israeli-actress-slams-occupation-in-accidental-hot-mic-moment) NAMES: Chelli Goldenberg = ve","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793338987757-news-show_open-trump-s-final-midterm-rallies-go-phone-in","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1793338987757-news-show_open-trump-s-final-midterm-rallies-go-phone-in","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1793338987757-news-show_open-trump-s-final-midterm-rallies-go-phone-in and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Bella","text":"It's Overnight. President Trump just yanked his Iowa and Kansas rallies days before the midterms."},{"host":"Brian","text":"He didn't yank them—he moved them. The RNC says tele-rallies in nearly twenty states."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Al Jazeera English posted the cancellation on X. Serious shift this late."},{"host":"Brian","text":"A rally fills a room. A tele-rally hits every state at once and costs almost nothing."},{"host":"Bella","text":"It kills the big-arena footage, the local news coverage, the visible energy."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Run the calls well, he still gets that. The RNC says planned, not panic."},{"host":"Bella","text":"If the ground game's ready, it's smart. If it isn't, it looks like a retreat."},{"host":"Brian","text":"That's the gamble. Tuesday will tell."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Different world: Reuters posted on X that the Pentagon asked NATO allies to tone down Russia rhetoric."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Tone it down? Reports have the Kremlin refusing even a ceasefire."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The report says the Pentagon argues maximum-alarm language from European leaders is undermining security."},{"host":"Bella","text":"I think that's backwards. Naming a threat honestly is how you prepare for it."},{"host":"Brian","text":"But when every speech says war is imminent, people tune out and allies get jumpy."},{"host":"Bella","text":"Then make policy clear. Softening the words feels like managing the narrative, not the threat."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The Pentagon hasn't confirmed it. If true, it's Washington trying to keep this from spiraling."}]}