Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm elections

At a Saturday rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, President Donald Trump argued that his second term gives him far more leverage than his first, even as his party faces a difficult midterm season. He said he could now "do stuff that is unbelievable," pointing to the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico and claiming Google now bends to him. Control of both congressional chambers is at stake, and Trump has urged voters to treat the election as if he were on the ballot. Republicans privately fear his sinking approval could hurt them, with tariffs and the Iran war pushing prices up, according to ABC News · CBS News.

Trump predicted the Iran conflict, now nearly eight months old, would end soon and gas prices would fall, which drew cheers. He warned that a Democratic victory would bring a depression and the abolition of the Senate and Supreme Court, though neither is in the party's platform. He also repeated a pledge of $5,000 for every adult American if Republicans sweep, a plan that would probably cost over $1 trillion and need congressional approval.

He brought House candidate Ed Gallrein onstage. Gallrein defeated Rep.

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