Live updates: Trump to offer GOP’s closing message at Reflecting Pool
President Trump on Monday will deliver remarks from an iconic venue, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to both tout his D.C. beautification projects and offer a closing message ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. Trump’s remarks will focus on the agenda he and Republican lawmakers have advanced since the start of his second term, a source…
President Trump on Monday will deliver remarks from an iconic venue, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to both tout his D.C. beautification projects and offer a closing message ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Trump’s remarks will focus on the agenda he and Republican lawmakers have advanced since the start of his second term, a source familiar told NewsNation.
Vice President Vance will make campaign trips to New York and Ohio on Monday, as he tries to shore up support for congressional seats.
Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens is facing intense backlash from fellow Democrats after her last-minute endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in the state’s competitive Senate race, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling the move a “ despicable betrayal .” Trump on Sunday praised Stevens for backing Rogers, while staffers in her congressional office are reportedly resigning over the endorsement.
Meanwhile, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Sunday said he expects Republicans to debate the future of the MAGA movement if the party performs poorly in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “I do think there will be a debate in the party, and I think we need it,” Bacon told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” In Alaska, a federal judge dismissed the Trump administration’s lawsuit seeking to block certification of the Senate election results if Democrat Mary Peltola defeats Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska).
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) said there was a “big possibility” Peltola would not be seated even if she wins. Follow live below.
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