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Trump Rally in Daytona Beach Focuses on Midterm Elections
· Confirmed
In Short: President Trump held a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Friday, the last in a series of campaign events aimed at boosting Republican candidates for the upcoming midterm elections.
During the rally, Trump acknowledged the intensity of his campaign efforts, saying, '28 days of this crap is a lot,' and joked that his voice was operating at 'about 49.2%.' He also mentioned receiving requests from Iowa and Kansas to hold rallies with attendance of around 50,000 people each.
Trump emphasized the importance of the election, stating, 'This election shouldn't be about the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. It's bigger than that. This election should be about chasing a vision of what this state can be,' according to Talarico, who joined the rally.
The rally also featured a focus on the Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico. Talarico was joined by several other Democratic candidates, including Janet Dudding, Paul Thomasson, Caitlin Rourk, and Clayton Tucker.
A California judge later ordered the federal government to stop demanding that state and local election officials separate out ballots or face criminal prosecution if they do not comply.
Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama held a campaign rally in Cleveland, Ohio, supporting Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton and Senate candidate Sherrod Brown. Obama criticized Trump, characterizing him as an agent of 'chaos and cruelty' and a man of broken promises.
Obama also questioned whether Trump was truly focused on the issues, saying, 'Does anybody really think this guy in the White House right now is spending all that time thinking about these issues?'
What this adds
The rally in Daytona Beach was part of a larger effort by Trump to energize Republican voters ahead of the midterms.
The legal battle over ballot segregation in Alaska highlights ongoing concerns about election integrity and voter confusion.
Obama's rally in Cleveland underscored the Democratic Party's efforts to mobilize voters in key battleground states.
Background
President Donald Trump held a rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, to boost Republican candidates ahead of the midterms.
The Vatican confirmed Friday that Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago-born pontiff and American citizen, had submitted a mail-in ballot in Chicago ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
What's confirmed
- “This midterm election victory runs through Ohio,” Rep. Shontel Brown, a Democrat whose district includes a large part of Cleveland, said as she warmed up the crowd.
- CLEVELAND — Former President Barack Obama, appearing here Saturday at his first campaign rally for this fall’s midterm elections, characterized President Donald Trump as an agent of “chaos and cruelty” and a man of broken promises.
What's still developing
- During his rally in Florida late Friday, near the tail end of a weekslong campaign blitz, President Trump acknowledged that "28 days of this crap is a lot," telling the crowd his "voice is … operating at about 49.2%." "I thought this was going to be my last one," he said.
- "there is a substantial risk that Mr. Sullivan's sham candidacy will mislead voters and ultimately result in an electoral process that lacks integrity."
- "The United States' delay further undermines its request for expedited consideration. It waited until two weeks before Election Day to file a lawsuit about issues that arose months ago," the state said.
- District Judge Trina Thompson came in response to a lawsuit filed a day earlier by labor unions and other groups, accusing the Trump administration of intimidating California election workers and interfering in the administration of the midterms.
- The 2026 midterm elections have entered a frantic final stretch.
- In Chillicothe, Trump spoke for over 90 minutes to boost Ohio Republicans.
- He held a major evening rally at Ohio University’s Chillicothe campus.
- President Donald Trump took his midterm campaign message directly to Ohio voters.
- "I assume she must immediately have to resign from Congress."
- "My promise to you is I'm going to defend the culture of this state and defend your children and your grandchildren against this craziness."
- Watch OAN on OAN Live for updates. pic.twitter.com/CX3zdi5lPu President Trump criticizes Rep. Ilhan Omar over allegations involving her identity and past marriage, calling her response, “Not to my knowledge,” one of the worst answers he has heard.
- The moment called back to the “Lock her up!” chants that rang out at Trump rallies when he campaigned against Hillary Clinton in 2016.