Trump rallying to save GOP candidates even as some break from him
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President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off a week of red-state campaigning with a raucous rally in Ohio, where Republicans are fighting to hold onto a Senate seat that could be key to the majority. After Ohio, Trump’s scheduled to hit Alaska and Montana — states he won by 13 and 20 points in 2024 — as his team banks on him juicing base turnout in conservative areas. But on Monday night — as Trump returned to the same arena where he held a packed 2017 ‘thank you’ tour — large sections of seating on the left and right of the press riser, which came with prime views of the president, were empty. Abby Phillip's "NewsNight" panel unpacks the GOP's position, Trump's pledge to give $5,000 checks to voters if the GOP wins, and the representative who says "Trump is dragging the party down." 0:00 Trump holds rally in Ohio for 2nd time in 10 days 0:23 Trump's midterms prediction, and what the polls say 1:41 Trump repeats his promise to hand out $5K checks if GOP wins 3:12 Abby Phillip's "News
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