Trump holds rally in Alabama as he tries to boost midterm enthusiasm

President Donald Trump held a rally at the University of South Alabama in Mobile on Friday, a stop in a reliably Republican state that is not a major midterm battleground. With only weeks until the elections that decide control of Congress, the choice of such settings points to the party's difficult position, as polling shows broad disapproval of his performance. An AP-NORC survey this week found roughly 3 in 10 U. S. adults approve of his handling of the job, and most blame him for rising prices, according to PBS NewsHour · CBS News.

Trump urged support for Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor against former Democratic Sen. Doug Jones, and for state Rep. Rhett Marques, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Shomari Figures in the redrawn 2nd Congressional District. Trump said he came to honor people who backed him from the start, recalling the huge crowd he drew in Mobile more than a decade ago. He plans to return next week for the Georgia-Alabama football game.

He revived his promise of $5,000 payments if Republicans hold Congress, despite GOP resistance, and later said about 20 million seniors would receive checks of nearly $100 covering Medicare Part B premiums.

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