President Trump, first lady vote early in person in Florida

Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, voted in person on Saturday at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections building in Florida, marking the opening day of the state's early voting period for the midterms. That period runs from Oct. 24 through Halloween. The choice stands out because the president had said days earlier that he favors voting on Election Day, and because he has cast mail ballots in recent elections despite criticizing mail-in voting on a broad scale. He is registered in Palm Beach County. Reporters asked what he will do on Election Day this week, and he did not respond, according to CBS News.

After voting, the president flew to Georgia for a rally in Perry backing Republican Representatives Mike Collins and Rick Jackson. He has been traveling nearly every day to campaign for GOP candidates, with stops in South Carolina on Wednesday, Iowa on Thursday and Fort Myers, Florida, on Friday. On Truth Social, he called the two congressmen "two incredible people" and described their opponents as radical leftists who would weaken gun rights and border security. He also asserted that he won Georgia by a record vote.

Summarized by PolitiKool from CBS News’s reporting. Read the full story at CBS News →