US midterms arrive as forecasters predict a blue wave that could reshape Trump's presidency and redraw the political map
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which Trump suggested renaming after himself on the eve of midterm polling day, as voter anger over grocery and gas prices driven by his Iran war and tariffs dominated the final campaign stretch.
President Donald Trump, phoning in to Fox & Friends from Mar-a-Lago on Election Day, wrongly claimed Europe had "given" the United States Greenland as a gift, despite the island remaining a Danish territory under an enhanced security agreement. He dangled a $5,000 cheque for every adult American citizen if Republicans hold Congress, with no credible funding plan for the $1.22 trillion cost. DHS chief Markwayne Mullin separately warned illegal voters he would "hunt you down," targeting conduct experts call exceedingly rare.
Trump livestreamed an AI Lego version of himself on X, with lo-fi beats and a scrolling list of 'achievements', as a last-ditch midterm pitch.
Trump is reportedly rambling digressively two and a half times more often than he used to, and swearing almost three times as much.
Former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt also appeared on Fox News to warn viewers that Democrats had become a 'far-left extremist party' embracing 'communism' and 'socialism'.
