The Canada Brief

Politics · 19 d ago

Donald Trump, official portrait

Trump tours friendly states to rally Republicans before the midterms

Two days, three rallies

  • Alaska, in a hockey arena
  • Bullhead City, Arizona
  • Montana, in a rodeo arena

Donald Trump held rallies on Tuesday and Wednesday in Alaska, Arizona and Montana, three places that voted heavily for him in 2024.

Favourable opinions of Trump

36 %

Polls predict Republicans could lose one or both chambers of Congress on Nov 3, and a poll released Wednesday puts Trump's favourable rating at 36 per cent, a low.

Act as if I'm on the ballot.

— Donald Trump, in Bullhead City, Arizona

Promised to every American

5,000 US$

Trump promises every American US$5,000 if Republicans keep their majorities in the House and the Senate. How it would be paid for remains unclear.