President Donald Trump unleashed a body-shaming tirade at a reporter who asked him Thursday if he nixed a Kansas rally because he was 'sick of travel.'
The President was returning from a rally in South Carolina Thursday afternoon to attend Halloween at the White House alongside First Lady Melania Trump when he was asked about the Kansas cancellation.
Trump was expected to head to Salina, Kansas, on Saturday to boost Republican Senator Roger Marshall, who's in a surprisingly tight reelection race, but strangely abandoned the adoring crowds and scheduled tele-rallies from Mar-a-Lago instead. He also scrapped a planned rally in Dubuque, Iowa.
'Oh, you're sick to ask that question. You are sick,' Trump laid into the Reuters reporter, asking him who he was with, and then labeling him a 'dope.'
He then continued, 'Look at this guy. He's way out of shape. Look at how badly ...,' later adding, 'You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell.'
Trump moved down the line of reporters to complain.
'He comes to me. "Sir, you're not going to go to Kansas." I'm not going to Kansas because he's doing very well. I'm going to do a tele-rally. Tomorrow I'm doing Florida. He said, "What's the reason?" After doing what? 28. He says, "What's the reason for this, sir, that you're not going to Kansas?"' Trump said, repeating a conversation that had taken place just seconds before.
'You know what the reason is?' Trump asked. 'I don't feel like I have to go to Kansas.'
President Donald Trump body shamed a reporter Thursday afternoon after the journalist asked him if he was skipping a planned Kansas rally because he was 'sick of travel'
President Donald Trump went on a rant Thursday afternoon on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews when a reporter suggested he may not be feeling well enough to fulfill his full rally schedule
Talking to reporters Thursday, Marshall speculated that he was doing well enough that the President 'probably got better places to spend his time.'
However, a CNN/SSRS poll released Thursday showed Marshall four points down from his Democratic rival, Adam Hamilton, 45 percent to 49 percent.
The President said he might go to another state 'if something else comes up.'
'But he said, "You're not going to Kansas, sir, are you feeling well?"' the 80-year-old President continued. 'You've been following me for two weeks. I feel perfect.'
Trump has held a rally nearly every day in the run-up to the midterms, where Republican prospects of holding onto the House of Representatives look dire.
The Democrats could squeak out enough wins to earn back the Senate majority too.
There are several close Senate races in what had previously been reliably red states, forcing Trump to travel to places like South Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi, Texas, Ohio and Florida.
On Tuesday, the President held two rallies in Texas, in an attempt to shore up Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton's campaign against Democratic state Representative James Talarico.
Kansas Senator Roger Marshall is in a tight race against Democrat Adam Hamilton in what is traditionally a reliably red state. On Thursday, the President scrapped plans to rally for Marshall again
On the trail, Trump has riled up his base, though he has consistently gone off-script.
On Sunday in Michigan, the President produced headlines by talking to the crowd about rapper Nicki Minaj's 'a**.'
He's also gone into great detail explaining why he was ogling Ohio Senator Jon Husted's body during a stop in Ohio.
At each rally, the story has gotten longer and more involved.
On Friday, Trump will return to the Sunshine State to help bolster the gubernatorial bid of Representative Byron Donalds and the Senate bid of Senator Ashley Moody.
He's also expected to return to Michigan before Election Day, but no rally has been officially announced.
