Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: ‘Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot'
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US President Donald Trump during a campaign event for Senator Darline Graham Nordone, a Republican from South Carolina, not pictured, ahead of a Republican special primary runoff election at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.
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Trump tells his supporters to pretend he's on the ballot in November and vote in the midterms
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Trump tries new midterm message to supporters: ‘Pretend, please, that I'm on the ballot'
US President Donald Trump during a campaign event for Senator Darline Graham Nordone, a Republican from South Carolina, not pictured, ahead of a Republican special primary runoff election at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, US, on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026.
President Donald Trump asked Republican voters on Friday to turn out for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) in next week’s special primary runoff and for other crucial races in the midterm elections, urging his voters to approach the election as though his name was at the top of the ballot.
