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Trump swaps final rallies for telerallies; United fall to Chelsea
The RNC says the seventy-two-hour phone sprint covers nearly twenty states, though a person familiar with his plans says Sunday rallies in Iowa and Kansas are back on.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on this story, from The BBN Weekend Matinee at 1:30 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CNN's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by CNN: “Trump to hold telerallies as he questions final campaign push”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, WLOS (TNND), TVC News and Goal.com.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET on The BBN Weekend Matinee, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Manchester United, Chelsea, Michael Carrick, Man United, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Early voting tops 50 million as Manchester United and Warriors make… (October 31).
The real story
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- CNNTrump to hold telerallies as he questions final campaign push
- Yahoo SportsMichael Carrick tells Manchester United to 'keep moving forward' as Chelsea defeat leaves them facing the relegation zone
- WLOS (TNND)Trump reverses course, restores Kansas and Iowa rallies ahead of midterms October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- TVC NewsChelsea Beat Manchester United 2-0 At Stamford Bridge As Carrick’s Woes Deepen - Trending News October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
- Goal.comMan United crumble under pressure as dominant Chelsea run riot! October 31, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPresident Trump is holding telerallies instead of a final in-person push, and the Republican National Committee says it is a seventy-two-hour sprint across nearly twenty states.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTen minutes a call, against more than ninety at some rallies.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTrump told a Mississippi crowd on Monday, God didn't make your vocal cords to do a rally every day.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA person familiar with his plans told the Associated Press he will still hold back-to-back rallies in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the phone blitz now has a sequel.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorManchester United lost two-nil at Chelsea. Lisandro Martinez was sent off in the sixty-third minute after a VAR review, and Cole Palmer scored the penalty.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMorgan Rogers had already scored in the fiftieth minute, and United now face the relegation zone.
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