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President Donald Trump traveled to North Carolina to campaign for Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. During the rally in Gastonia, Trump criticized Democratic nominee and former Governor Roy Cooper over his record on crime. The event marked part of a series of campaign trips ahead of Election Day.
Reports across the political spectrum agree that Donald Trump held a campaign rally in North Carolina to support Senate nominee Michael Whatley, where he focused his messaging on attacking his Democratic opponent, Roy Cooper.
Left-leaning and center outlets like NBC News and PBS NewsHour highlight the broader context of the Senate race against Roy Cooper and Trump's upcoming campaign schedule. Right-leaning outlets such as the New York Post, RedState, and One America News Network focus more specifically on Trump's rhetoric regarding violent crime and law and order during the Gastonia rally.
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WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley in North Carolina
The trip marks Trump's first campaign rally since his unusual midterm convention in Dallas. The president, despite voter frustrations over the Iran war and his economic leadership, has promised dozens more trips ahead of Election Day.
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Source context: President Donald Trump plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley
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Whatley, the former Republican National Committee chairman, faces Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper in a critical race for the Senate.
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The trip marks Trump's first campaign rally since his unusual midterm convention in Dallas. The president, despite voter frustrations over the Iran war and his economic leadership, has promised dozens more trips ahead of Election Day.
President Donald Trump plans to travel to North Carolina on Wednesday to campaign with Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley
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In President Donald Trump’s get-out-the-vote message to North Carolinians this week, he hammered Democratic Senate nominee Roy Cooper over his crime record during his two-term tenure as governor. It’s become a recurring theme for Republicans in the North Carolina Senate race, who are hoping to hold on to the battleground seat against one of the…
“He ended up losing the race because of that one incident, because he allowed a dirty, rotten killer to come out and rape and kill .. same as what you have over here,” Trump said at the Gastonia, NC, rally.
President Donald Trump delivered remarks in Gastonia, North Carolina, in support of Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley.
