WICHITA, Kan. —
For the first time since 2018, a sitting president is visiting the state of Kansas.
President Donald Trump is in the Wichita area to campaign for U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, who is seeking his second term.
Trump is speaking at the Heartland Credit Union Arena, located in Park City, Kansas, near Wichita.
Marshall is running for reelection against Democratic Party nominee Adam Hamilton. Hamilton is seeking to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas since 1932.
Recent polls indicate the race is tight, and millions of dollars have poured into the competitive race, which is now considered a toss-up by the Cook Political Report.
Marshall said Trump’s visit to Kansas can help swing the race in his direction.
“We don’t win this race unless President Trump’s voters get out and vote,” Marshall said. “That’s how close it is. There may be 200,000 people in Kansas that only vote when President Trump’s on the ticket. So, he’s got to present his case that he’s on the ticket, that if we would lose, this seat would flip. It would give control of the Senate to Chuck Schumer, to Elizabeth Warren, to Bernie Sanders.”
Marshall said Trump’s agenda “would be over with” if the Republicans fail to hold control of the U.S. Senate.
“Well, certainly if we lost the Senate, the Make America Great agenda would be over with. We’d be tied up with long trials, impeachment trials as well,” Marshall said. “If we want to continue this, this direction we’re going, that the borders are more secure than ever. The military is strong, the largest tax cut in American history.”
Trump was the last sitting president to visit Kansas. He campaigned in Topeka during the 2018 midterm elections.
Former President George W. Bush was the last sitting president to visit the Wichita area, back in June 2007.