Trump's messaging meanders as GOP makes final push toward Election Day

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Published October 28, 2026 at 5:58 AM CDT

President Trump crisscrosses the country with scattershot closing messages ahead of the midterm elections.

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Danielle Kurtzleben

Danielle Kurtzleben is a White House correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk. She appears regularly on the NPR Politics Podcast and other NPR shows.

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