Trump Checks Out As Republicans Face Midterm ‘Thrashing’ | Katy Balls

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"he's trying to shake off the idea that he cares about what happens in November." Trump appears to be easing off his focus on the midterms, but if the Republicans perform badly, it could make his final two years as president “much more painful”, says The Times and The Sunday Times’ Katy Balls. Katy Balls was speaking to Ed Vaizey on Times Radio. Listen live every Friday-Sunday from 10am-1pm. Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesonlinevideo Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/

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