Trump claims he’s ‘doing great’ as his approval rating sinks to record low – live

President Donald Trump is brushing off sagging poll numbers as he campaigns for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections, insisting he is "doing great" before flying to Nebraska. A new Reuters poll puts his approval at a record-low 32 percent, with only 24 percent of Hispanic Americans approving. An NBC News/Telemundo survey released Sunday found 59 percent of Latino voters want Democrats running Congress, twice the share who backed the party two years earlier. Trump answered a reporter's question about Latino support by dismissing the questioner's network as fake news, according to The Guardian.

On the campaign front, Trump posted online that he would give every adult U.S. citizen $5,000 if Republicans keep both the House and the Senate in November. Meanwhile, New York Times/Siena College polling shows Democratic candidates for governor ahead in Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska, all traditionally Republican states.

Trump also addressed the decision to move U.S. bombers out of a British air base after a suspected terror plot. He said the threats made keeping them there pointless. Pressed on whether Iran might have smuggled armed drones into Britain, he offered no answer but warned that Iran would pay dearly if so.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Guardian’s reporting. Read the full story at The Guardian →