Trump makes final midterms pitch at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
US President Donald Trump urged supporters to turn out ahead of Election Day, as he marked the reopening of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Trump has staked his presidency on the election’s outcome, traveling 28 days in a row to campaign for Republicans running for Congress.
US President Donald Trump said the Democrats nominated "the most extreme and dangerous" candidates in US history in the midterms. He also lowered expectations by saying a sitting president "doesn't win" the midterms.
Donald Trump acknowledges his Republican Party is facing an uphill battle at the midterm elections this week, amid polling that suggests he could lose control of Congress.
US Vice President JD Vance said Monday that he and President Donald Trump were optimistic about securing a deal with Iran, after Tehran revealed indirect negotiations with Washington. “The president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement,” Vance told reporters.
Trump's not on the ballot Voters may treat the midterm elections as a referendum on Donald Trump's presidency and could determine how much power he has for the rest of his term.
Ahead of the midterm elections, the US president has prioritised his in-person appearances in Republican strongholds, as he attempts to shore up support in races that are predicted to be closer than his party would like.
Donald Trump and his Republican Party will make last-gasp pitches to US midterm voters Monday to hold back a predicted Democrat wave that could sweep Congress and impose tight political constraints on the president for the first time in two years. In a startling display of infighting on Sunday, Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens in Michigan endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers against left-wing progressive candidate Abdul El-Sayed in her state’s key Senate race.