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Trump pleads with GOP voters to show up for midterm elections: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

Aug 22, 2026Center Right

President Donald Trump asked Republican voters on Friday to turn out for Sen. Darline Graham Nordone (R-SC) in next week’s special primary runoff and for other crucial races in the midterm elections, urging his voters to approach the election as though his name was at the top of the ballot. Trump was in Myrtle Beach…

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Aug 22, 2026

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Trump tells voters to ‘pretend’ he is on the ballot ahead of South Carolina Senate runoff

President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign rally for Sen. Darline Graham, encouraging voters to turn out like they would if he was also on the ballot.

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Trump warns SC voters they’ll ‘lose everything’ if Darline Graham doesn’t win Senate race: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

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Aug 22, 2026

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Trump warns SC voters they’ll ‘lose everything’ if Darline Graham doesn’t win Senate race: ‘Pretend I’m on the ballot’

“You got to come out and vote,” Trump said at a Myrtle Beach rally for Graham (R-SC), “because if we lose, you're going to lose your border, you're going to lose your tax cuts, you're going to lose everything that we've done.”

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With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!

The New York Times

Aug 22, 2026

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With Midterms Approaching, Trump Implores Republicans: Pretend I’m on the Ballot!

President Trump was in South Carolina to stump for Darline Graham, sister of Lindsey. But his own political future was on his mind, too.

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