Trump Insults Reuters Reporter After Kansas Rally Question
President Donald Trump criticized Reuters correspondent Jacob Bogage’s appearance after Bogage asked whether Trump was skipping a Kansas campaign stop because he was tired of traveling. The exchange took place on October 29 outside Air Force One, and Trump said he felt well and did not believe he needed to go to Kansas. Bogage asked about Trump’s decision not to attend a planned Kansas event, linking it to the president’s travel schedule. Trump responded that the question was sick, asked where Bogage worked and disparaged Reuters. After Bogage identified the news organization, Trump called him out of shape and disgusting and told him to get in shape. The exchange was captured on White House video. Trump said he felt perfect and explained that he did not think a trip to Kansas was necessary because Republican Sen. Roger Marshall was doing well. He also said he planned to go to Florida. The campaign events in Kansas and Iowa had been removed from the in-person schedule, though accounts of the replacement arrangements differed: one said the events were canceled and replaced by phone rallies, while another described appearances rescheduled for Sunday. The reports do not establish...