A gut punch in Ohio: Nearly 1,400 laid off at truck factory just days before Trump rally
First reported 1 Oct, 08:52 UTCUpdated 6h ago16 sources
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This year's election is a test for the working-class coalition that lifted Trump into the White House and gave majorities to Republicans in the House and Senate.
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On Thursday, President Trump embarked on a 32-day campaign trail blitz to support Republicans ahead of the midterms, with stops planned for Texas and Oklahoma. CBS News' Shawna Mizelle has more.
President Donald Trump declared at a rally in Alabama that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs in a midterm campaign pitch to a state that has long been staunchly Republican.
President Trump headlined a rally at the Choctaw Event Center Thursday to push voters out to the polls in the final weeks of the campaign
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- Inside Trump’s red-state travel swing (opens Semafor in a new tab)
Trump officials hope to turn out low-propensity voters.
- Watch live: Trump kicks off red-state campaign swing at Texas truck plant (opens The Hill in a new tab)
President Trump will kick off his red-state campaign swing Thursday afternoon with a visit to a manufacturing plant in Denton, Texas. Trump is likely to use the stop to highlight his trade and tariff agenda, as well as the Trump administration’s efforts to boost domestic production. The visit comes as the president…
- Trump Without TV Pool On Big Travel Day After Banning CNN Again (opens Forbes in a new tab)
Trump is set to campaign in Oklahoma and Texas as part of a midterm swing.
- Trump begins month-long campaign trail blitz as midterms approach (opens CBS News in a new tab)
On Thursday, President Trump embarked on a 32-day campaign trail blitz to support Republicans ahead of the midterms, with stops planned for Texas and Oklahoma. CBS News' Shawna Mizelle has more.
- Trump hitting 5 states in first major campaign swing (opens ABC News in a new tab)
With midterms just 33 days away, Pres. Trump campaigned in Texas – where one of the nation’s fiercest Senate races could decide control of Congress.
- Trump and Vance hit the campaign trail in deep-red areas where GOP candidates seek a boost (opens Arab News in a new tab)
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both hit the campaign trail on Thursday, but headed to heavily Republican areas to shore up lagging enthusiasm in their party ahead of next month’s midterm elections. Trump’s travel to Texas and Oklahoma kicked off what the president said will be a 32-day…
- Trump launches midterms campaign blitz amid record low approval ratings (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
In a series of campaign-style rallies, Trump seeks to boost Republican odds amid Iran war and rising fuel costs.
- Trump rallies voters in Oklahoma in final weeks of campaign (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
President Trump headlined a rally at the Choctaw Event Center Thursday to push voters out to the polls in the final weeks of the campaign
- Trump Touts Investment Projects in Pitch to Deep-Red Alabama (opens Bloomberg in a new tab)
President Donald Trump declared at a rally in Alabama that his economic agenda had helped attract investment and jobs in a midterm campaign pitch to a state that has long been staunchly Republican.
- Trump Eyes His Name on Alabama Bridge as Rally Seats Sit Empty (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
Trump floated the idea of naming Alabama's massive new Mobile Bay bridge after himself during a rally in Mobile.
- Trump touts investment projects in pitch to deep-red Alabama (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
In recent weeks he has been eager to tout major manufacturing projects in a bid to sway voters.
- A Gut Punch In Ohio: Nearly 1,400 Laid Off At Truck Factory Just Days Before Trump Rally (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
One laid off worker said he voted for Trump three times. Now, he says he’s done with the president.



