Trump Campaigns for Republican Candidates as Midterm Voting Begins
President Donald Trump continued campaigning for Republican candidates Tuesday as the Nov. 3 midterm elections approached, with events reported in North Carolina and Kansas, where Senate contests were drawing attention. Early voting also began in Texas.
Trump said his political operation and the aligned super PAC MAGA Inc. would spend $400 million supporting Republican candidates by Election Day. In a Truth Social post, he said more than $300 million had already gone toward advertising, voter contact, rallies, get-out-the-vote programs and other efforts.
In North Carolina, Trump maintained his support for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley even as major Republican spending groups shifted their focus, according to MS NOW. The president’s visit was intended to bolster GOP candidates in the state.
Separately, Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman of Virginia accused Trump and Secretary of …