Trump thanks supporters for the memories in final campaign stops for 2026 midterms
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President Trump was comparing his 2016 campaign rally size to the rallies Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders was having that year, when the president took a detour.
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"We have the biggest rallies ever in history," Trump said, turning from braggadocious to reflective.
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"I hope you enjoy it because you're never going to see it again.
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You will never see what we've done.
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You'll never see it happen again."
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Trump was in South Carolina to boost two Senate candidates who he personally picked but who have struggled to ignite excitement among Republican voters: Darline Graham in South Carolina and Michael Whatley in North Carolina.
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who → boost → Carolina
More than 25 rallies in October alone, mostly in red states where Republicans are facing serious political headwinds.
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The official purpose is to help those Republicans win their races, but for a president whose trademark has always been big raucous rallies, there was more to it.
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Trump won't be on the ballot again and once these midterms are over, it's not clear how many Republican candidates will want voters pretending he is.
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"Please pretend I'm on the ballot cause in a way I am on the ballot, because they want to do away with all of the tremendous things we've done.
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The tax cuts, the border," Trump said last week at a rally in Greenville, N.C.
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Like any performer on what could be a farewell tour, Trump plays a lot of the greatest hits.
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He has a regular riff about tariffs.
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My favorite word," Trump said in Lubbock, Tex.
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"I always say it, but I had to change it to fifth favorite.
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You've heard me say this.
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I said it's my favorite word.
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It's made us rich.
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But there are also new ones, like the instant classic about Ohio Sen. Jon Husted's butt, which, once Trump got a laugh, he just kept repeating everywhere he went.
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"So, I'm studying him and I made the mistake of saying that I started off by studying his ass," Trump said.
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"I just wanted to see."
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This wasn't just a key pitch in Ohio, where perhaps some voters could be persuaded by the idea of a senator with a well built behind.
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"The audience loved it.
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By the way, [Husted] went up 12 points that day," Trump said confidently despite evidence to the contrary.
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"He went from being down to being up."
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He even talked about Husted's butt in Texas, where Trump's reviews of Senate candidate Ken Paxton's looks have been less complimentary.
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"Maybe I should do that with Ken Paxton, but I'm not sure your body is going to qualify," Trump said to laughs.
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Even the $5,000 "Trump dividend" he's promising to all American adults if Republicans win the House and the Senate comes with an off message weave.
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"You'll be my guest at Mar-a-Lago," Trump mused.
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"The problem is that for $5000, the most you'll be able to buy is a hamburger and maybe a small dessert.
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I'm not even sure you could buy that.
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Trump added that Mar-a-Lago, his Florida resort, isn't a great place for the cost conscious.
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In a year when affordability is a top issue, this is a performance for the Trump faithful, who eat it up.
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"I took the month of October off thinking that there would be a few rallies as it turned out there's a ton of them," Marnell said.
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"I'm just going from rally to rally.
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Some people like to go on cruises.
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I like political rallies.
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He's famous for his dedication, always in the front row, wearing a suit meant to be an homage to Trump's early campaign promise to build the wall.
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"But President Trump calls me Mr. Wall," Marnell said.
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Marnell → call → me
Shouting out "Mr. Wall" is a regular feature of a Trump rally, along with the "Front Row Joe's" and "the lovely ladies from North Carolina."
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