🚨 Leavitt Says Trump’s Nationwide Campaigning Will Get GOP Over Finish Line 🇺🇸🗳️👀
Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt believes President Donald Trump will make the difference in this year’s midterm elections. Leavitt told Fox News Digital during an interview in her home state of New Hampshire that Trump is determined to overcome difficult political conditions facing Republicans, launching an aggressive campaign blitz as the party fights to preserve its House and Senate majorities in the November 3 midterms. “The president is defiant, and he always is optimistic,” she said. Republicans are confronting the historical tendency for the president’s party to lose congressional seats during midterm elections, while concerns about inflation, fuel prices, and Trump’s approval ratings have added to the challenges facing GOP candidates.
Leavitt said Trump “totally understands that history is not on the Republican side right now if you just frankly look at the history books, but that’s not stopping him from going out and barnstorming the country. He’s been everywhere this week from North Carolina to South Carolina. Be in Michigan again this weekend.” “The president is getting out there and reminding voters what’s at stake in this election and why it’s so important to get out and vote in the midterms,” Leavitt noted. “He’s being frank and honest with his voters that ‘I know you don’t turn out in midterm cycles, but we need you to this time.”
Trump has embarked on an unusually busy midterm campaign schedule, traveling through states including North Carolina, South Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Georgia and Michigan before planned stops in Texas. Trump said earlier this month that he planned to hold roughly five to seven rallies per week during the campaign’s closing stretch as Republicans attempt to maximize turnout among voters who supported him in 2024.
Turnout Becomes Key Focus for Republicans
That turnout effort has become particularly important because Republican strategists have repeatedly raised concerns about lower-propensity Trump supporters who participate in presidential elections but are less reliable during midterms. Leavitt said Trump has been unusually direct with those supporters, telling them that Republicans need them to participate even though his own name is not technically on the ballot. Trump echoed that message during his own weekend media appearances, saying he was “working like hell” to help Republican candidates overcome the political environment and pointing to races where he believes his campaigning has strengthened GOP support.
The stakes extend beyond individual races because control of Congress will determine how much legislative flexibility Trump retains during the final two years of his presidency. Republicans currently control both chambers, but competitive Senate contests and closely divided House districts have forced the party to devote substantial resources to protecting its majorities. Democrats, meanwhile, have brought their own prominent political figures onto the campaign trail, including former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris.
Obama has campaigned in Ohio and Michigan, while Harris has made appearances in Nevada, Mississippi and New Hampshire as Democrats similarly attempt to energize their voters before Election Day. More than 20 million Americans had already cast ballots by late last week, with early voting accelerating in several states hosting competitive Senate contests.
Campaign Resources and Strategic Focus
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin has argued that Republican spending in traditionally conservative territory shows the GOP is increasingly worried about its position heading into November. Leavitt countered that Republicans are presenting voters with a clear policy contrast centered on taxes, border security and immigration while emphasizing the party’s financial resources for the campaign’s final days. “We have a huge cash advantage across the country,” Leavitt said, arguing that Republicans are using those resources to reinforce their message and explain the consequences of congressional control.
Trump’s travel schedule also reflects the breadth of the Republican battlefield, with stops extending from reliably conservative states to places hosting closely contested Senate and House races. The president traveled to North Carolina last week to campaign for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley before continuing through South Carolina, Iowa, Florida, Georgia and Michigan.