--- title: Donald Trump Cancels Speeches in Colorado, Nevada, Oregon description: His campaign manager had billed this week as "immigration week," but that appears to have changed. canonical: https://time.com/4462274/donald-trump-cancels-colorado-nevada-oregon-speeches/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-22T22:51:52.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:42:05.033Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Cancels Speeches in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon og:description: His campaign manager had billed this week as "immigration week" og:url: https://time.com/4462274/donald-trump-cancels-colorado-nevada-oregon-speeches/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabdd2abf95472587/6988a3400b72e353326eabae/trump10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: GOP Nominee Donald Trump Holds Rally In Fredericksburg, Virginia og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Donald Trump Cancels Speeches in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon twitter:description: His campaign manager had billed this week as "immigration week" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabdd2abf95472587/6988a3400b72e353326eabae/trump10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Donald Trump Cancels Campaign Events in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon > Sponsored content. 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A look at some of Donald Trump's top advisors and their transitions of power throughout his campaign._ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 22, 2016 10:51 PM UTC  GOP nominee Donald Trump holds a rally in Fredricksburg, VA on August 20, 2016. GOP nominee Donald Trump holds a rally in Fredricksburg, VA on August 20, 2016.Leigh Vogel—WireImage by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Aug 22, 2016 10:51 PM UTC Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump cancelled scheduled campaign events in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon in a week that was originally billed by the campaign as focusing on immigration. While Trump will attend a private fundraiser in Aspen, Co. he will not make a speech on immigration that was [scheduled](http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/22/donald-trump-immigration-plan-aspen-colorado/) in Denver on Thursday, according to the Denver _Post_. The Trump campaign also said it had [cancelled a planned rally](http://www.ktnv.com/news/state/donald-trump-plans-vegas-rally-this-week-during-nevada-trip%5F47749090?audiencePageId=1834648481) in Las Vegas on Friday, according to local ABC affiliate KTNV. No reason was given for the Nevada cancellation, but a planned Lake Tahoe fundraiser will continue as planned. Another planned rally and fundraiser in Portland, Ore., scheduled for Aug. 31, [was cancelled](http://koin.com/2016/08/20/trump-cancels-aug-31-events-in-oregon/), according to local CBS affiliate KOIN. Trump’s Oregon campaign director, Jacob G. Daniels, cited Trump’s visit to Baton Rouge, La., which has been ravaged by heavy flooding, as the reason for the cancellation. Trump’s [new campaign manager](http://time.com/4457099/donald-trumps-new-team/) Kellyanne Conway told CNN on Thursday that these events would be part of [“immigration week,”](http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/18/politics/kellyanne-conway-new-day-interview/) where the billionaire would hone in on his message via policy speeches. The GOP is [struggling with Hispanic voters](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/12/donald-trump-is-now-doing-worse-with-hispanic-voters-than-any-republican-since-1996/) as Trump [continues to make anti-immigrant comments](http://time.com/4452970/donald-trump-immigration-isis-terrorism/) on the campaign trail. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4462274/donald-trump-cancels-colorado-nevada-oregon-speeches/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4462274/donald-trump-cancels-colorado-nevada-oregon-speeches/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Cancels Campaign Events in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon","datePublished":"2016-08-22T22:51:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:42:05.033Z","description":"His campaign manager had billed this week as \"immigration week\"","url":"https://time.com/4462274/donald-trump-cancels-colorado-nevada-oregon-speeches/","keywords":["2016 Election","Colorado","2016 Election","Immigration","oregon","Donald Trump","Nevada"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabdd2abf95472587/6988a3400b72e353326eabae/trump10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel White","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-white/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltabdd2abf95472587/6988a3400b72e353326eabae/trump10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GOP Nominee Donald Trump Holds Rally In Fredericksburg, Virginia","caption":"FREDERICKSBURG, VA - AUGUST 20: GOP nominee Donald Trump holds a rally in Fredricksburg, VA on August 20, 2016 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 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