Trump rallies for Marshall as Kansas Senate race tightens

President Donald Trump urged Kansas voters at a rally in Park City on Oct. 19 to reelect Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, while attacking Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton and facing interruptions from protesters. The event came as polling showed a close contest ahead of the Nov. 3 Senate election, though neither of two cited surveys showed a lead outside its stated margin of error. Trump spoke at Heartland Credit Union Arena, near Wichita, and appealed to supporters to turn out for Marshall. He sought to link Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, to prominent Democrats and criticized his positions. Marshall also addressed the crowd, arguing that Trump’s voters were essential to his reelection effort. Protesters interrupted Trump’s remarks several times. Trump alleged that they had been paid, but the reporting did not substantiate that claim. One Kansas Army National Guard veteran who was removed from the rally said he had called on Trump to release the Epstein files. The accounts also described a separate protester who criticized the administration’s effects on farming and grain markets. Trump invoked unrest in France and warned that similar turmoil could occur in the United States...