Donald Trump and Barack Obama held dueling rallies across the country Wednesday night as they drum up support for their parties ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.
Trump was immediately interrupted by a heckler while stumping Republican Senator Jon Husted in Ohio
The president started off gushing over Husted’s body — which has become a common occurrence at his rallies — and then a protester in the crowd yelled about Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who ran in the same social circles as Trump decades ago.
“I threw Epstein out of a club like 20 years ago because I thought he was a wackjob,” Trump said in response.
Obama, stumping for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia, laughed off the drama surrounding his comparison of Trump’s White House renovations to the Cheesecake Factory.
“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory,” the former president opined during a recent Ohio rally.
That angered the MAGA base, which blasted Obama for “elitist” comments that were out of touch with everyday Americans.
"This was all crazy,” he said Wednesday. “They mobilized a whole government response to that joke — not inflation — but to that joke.”
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Key Points
- Trump was gushing over Senator Jon Husted's body again — then a heckler yelled at him about Jeffrey Epstein
- Obama laughs off Cheesecake Factory drama
- Midterm forecasts predict Democratic lead
- Trump says Democratic candidate in Alaska 'shouldn't be allowed to run'
- Trump claims James Talarico is vegan, mocking him by telling rally, 'I love the meat!'
- What is Trump's approval rating?
Watch: Obama's viral mic toss after zinging Trump in Michigan
03:55 , Rachel DobkinJan 6 defender Mike Johnson is annoyed when asked if Republicans will have peaceful transition of power
03:24 , Brendan RasciusHouse Speaker Mike Johnson appeared irked when asked whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power, dismissing concerns that Republicans might contest Democratic midterm election victories as “absurd.”
Johnson, who supported claims that the 2020 election was fraudulent and defended January 6 rioters, made the comments on Tuesday during a campaign stop in Orangeburg, New York.
“I want to ask you: do you commit to having a peaceful transfer of power come January, regardless of what the results are?” a reporter asked Johnson.
“It’s a little silly you have to ask the question,” the Louisiana Republican responded. “Of course we’ll have a peaceful transfer of power, but it will not be transferring, because we are going to keep the majority, and I’m going to be the Speaker of the House, and I will keep steady hands at the wheel.”
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Mike Johnson irked when asked if Republicans will have peaceful transition of power
Watch: Trump says he will accept midterm results — but only if they're 'honest'
02:39 , Rachel DobkinFULL STORY: Trump inexplicably decides to riff about Jeffrey Epstein in Ohio while stumping for midterms
02:07 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump went on an eyebrow-raising riff about Jeffrey Epstein while stumping for Republicans in Ohio ahead of Tuesday midterm elections.
Trump remained tight-lipped about the late convicted sex offender and wealthy financier as his administration faced backlash last year over its handling of government files relating to its federal sex trafficking case against Epstein.
In a rare remark about Epstein, who ran in the same social circles as Trump decades ago, the president said Wednesday night that he threw him the “hell out of Mar-a-Lago.”
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Trump decides to riff about Jeffrey Epstein in Ohio while stumping for midterms
'These are not serious people': Obama
01:33 , Rachel DobkinBarack Obama mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for trying to give the military a tough-guy overhaul while also reminding the crowd that he had seriously suggested a live execution of Nidal M. Hasan.
President Donald Trump ultimately put the kibosh on that.
"These are not serious people,” the former president said in Georgia.
Obama loves Cheesecake Factory
00:51 , Ryan ParkerBarack Obama made sure to mention the Cheesecake Factory drama...saying he loved the place — and thought it was funny the White House had NO issues with his point about rising prices and instead whined about his comparison.
At a previous rally in Ohio, Obama ripped President Donald Trump’s White House renovations, saying, “He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory.”
The MAGA base blasted the former president for “elitist” comments, even though Trump later joked that many Americans can’t afford to eat at his Mar-a-Lago club.
"This was all crazy. They mobilized a whole government response to that joke — not inflation — but to that joke,” the former president said in Georgia Wednesday night.
Obama took swipes at Trump during Georgia rally: 'Series of bad decisions'
00:29 , Rachel DobkinBarack Obama took swipes at Donald Trump and his empty campaign promises — without using the president's name — while asking a Georgia crowd to look at the facts.
Pointing out that Trump's administration made a "series of bad decisions" that were punctuated by the Iran War, the former president said the nation's suffering and hard times are a direct result of Trump.
"You are not getting any relief anytime soon,” Obama said.
Trump was gushing over Senator Jon Husted's body again — then a heckler yelled at him about Jeffrey Epstein
Wednesday 28 October 2026 23:48 , Rachel DobkinThe president started off Wednesday night’s rally in Ohio gushing over Republican Senator Jon Husted’s body.
Then, a protester in the crowd yelled about Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who ran in the same social circles as Trump decades ago.
“I threw Epstein out of a club like 20 years ago because I thought he was a wackjob,” Trump said in response.
He called hecklers who have constantly interrupted his rally speeches “sick, weak people.”
How is Jon Husted polling ahead of Trumps's Ohio rally?
Wednesday 28 October 2026 23:18 , Rachel DobkinRepublican Sen. Jon Husted and former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown are neck-and-neck in a race for the U.S. Senate in Ohio.
Husted and Brown were tied at 47 percent in a new NetChoice/Echelon Insights poll. Another poll from Suffolk University had Brown ahead by 3 points, 47 to 44 percent. Brown was also leading Husted by 3 points in an InsiderAdvantage poll, 47 to 44 percent.
President Donald Trump has traveled to the Buckeye State for a third time to boost Husted’s chances.
US ready to return to military operations in Iran after midterms: report
Wednesday 28 October 2026 23:04 , Rachel DobkinWhile President Donald Trump’s war in Iran has hummed in the background in the lead-up to the midterms, a defense official has said the U.S. is ready to return to military operations after Election Day.
“The US is postured to return to military operations in Iran after the midterms, but a final decision has not been made, a defense official tells me,” NewsNation White House Correspondent Kellie Meyer wrote on X.
MAGA lost it over ‘elitist’ Cheesecake Factory dig. But now they sit silent as Trump boasts about Mar-a-Lago food cost
Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:57 , Brendan RasciusMAGA fumed over Barack Obama’s viral Cheesecake Factory dig, seizing on the remark to paint Democrats as snobbish and out of touch with hard working Americans. But President Donald Trump hasn’t exactly helped his allies make their case as he joked that his own supporters could barely afford a meal at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
“That's not a good place if you're price conscious,” the billionaire president quipped Tuesday at a Texas rally.
That came after Obama used the popular chain as he criticized Trump’s ballroom makeover. That led to furious MAGA outrage over the comment, which they branded “elitist” and out of touch with everyday Americans who consider Cheesecake Factory an upscale meal.
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MAGA lost it over Cheesecake Factory dig. But goes quiet on Trump Mar-a-Lago boast
Watch: Harry Enten says Democrats will win big in the midterms
Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:37 , Rachel DobkinTrump’s team ratchets up ‘voter fraud’ arrests as president sows election doubts
Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:17 , Alex WoodwardWith a week to go before midterm Election Day and as early voting was kicking off across the country, Donald Trump’s administration announced more than 50 arrests alleging “illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes.”
Federal agencies are flooding social media with images and videos of agents in their official blue windbreakers handcuffing immigrants with blurred-out faces. The Department of Homeland Security promotes “ANOTHER VOTER FRAUD ARREST” almost daily with warnings that officers are “cracking down on election fraud and bringing those responsible to justice.”
The Department of Justice has charged at least 180 people with illegally voting or registering to vote as noncitizens since the start of Trump’s second term, according to a recent analysis by The Washington Post. More than half of those cases were brought within the last two months.
But none of the cases appear to show any evidence of a concerted effort among Democrats or other groups to “rig” or “steal” elections from Trump and his Republican allies, despite the president’s bogus, years-long narrative that his political enemies are conspiring against him.
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Trump’s team ratchets up ‘voter fraud’ arrests as president sows election doubts
Watch: Trump calls for Alaska's Mary Peltola to be 'prosecuted' over double Dan Sullivan debacle
Wednesday 28 October 2026 22:00 , Rachel DobkinTRUMP calls for Peltola to be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. pic.twitter.com/5KMNFlXHKF
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2026
FULL STORY: Trump demands Alaska ballot change after report on Dems recruiting Dan Sullivan to campaign
Wednesday 28 October 2026 21:45 , Brendan RasciusPresident Donald Trump has demanded that Alaska change its ballot after The New York Times reported that Democrats spent months trying to recruit a man named Dan Sullivan to run against Dan S. Sullivan, the state’s Republican senator.
“It has just been determined that the Democrats in Alaska illegally searched for, and recruited, a man named Dan Sullivan to run against our distinguished Republican Senator, Dan Sullivan, in order to defraud, confuse, and obfuscate the Election, thereby taking votes away from the REAL Senator, Dan Sullivan,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Wednesday.
He added that Democratic candidate Mary Peltola “should suffer the Legal and Political consequences for what she has done, A FRAUD ON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, and Dan Sullivan should be allowed to run without either Mary Peltola or FAKE Dan Sullivan on the Ballot.”
Peltola’s campaign has denied involvement with Dan J. Sullivan’s team, and Sullivan has said the decision to run was his alone.
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Trump demands Alaska ballot change after report on Dems recruiting Dan Sullivan
Watch: Pete Buttigieg uses Waffle House price hikes as reason to vote Democrat
Wednesday 28 October 2026 21:26 , Rachel DobkinGOP candidate says economy is 'one of the best' he's seen as Americans struggle to buy everyday essentials
Wednesday 28 October 2026 21:17 , Rachel DobkinRepublican Senator Roger Marshall, who is running for re-election in Kansas, has said the economy is “one of the best” he's seen as Americans struggle to buy everyday essentials.
“This is one of the best economies I've ever seen in my lifetime,” Marshall said at an event.
He admitted that “gas prices are too high,” but said, “there are great jobs — manufacturing jobs growing all over the state in many reasons because of [President Donald] Trump’s policies as well.”
Trump says Democratic candidate in Alaska 'shouldn't be allowed to run'
Wednesday 28 October 2026 21:06 , Rachel DobkinPresident Donald Trump has said that Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola in Alaska “shouldn't be allowed to run” over the double Dan Sullivan fiasco.
Trump directed the Justice Department to file a lawsuit to block the certification of the tight Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses. The president has claimed that there is a Democratic plot to siphon votes away from the GOP incumbent because of another man named Daniel J. Sullivan Jr. on the ballot.
Trump claimed it was Peltola who was the mastermind behind Sullivan Jr.’s candidacy.
“In Alaska, I don’t think Mary Peltola, after perpetrating such a terrible scheme, should be allowed to run, because this is ELECTION FRAUD. The Democrats cheated!
“They found a man named Dan Sullivan, put him on the Ballot, then lied to the Court, and said they didn’t know anything about it. That’s perjury. She shouldn’t be allowed to run, and neither should the FAKE Dan Sullivan!” the president raged on Truth Social.
A New York Times investigation published Wednesday reportedly found that Peltola’s team worked with people trying to recruit Sullivan Jr. for a Senate run. The Democrat’s campaign has repeatedly denied it was involved in Sullivan Jr.’s candidacy.
Trump’s favorite pollster says Dems will win big in the midterms
Wednesday 28 October 2026 20:43 , Rachel DobkinDonald Trump’s favorite pollster, Harry Enten from CNN, has predicted that Democrats will win big in next Tuesday’s midterm elections and have a substantial majority in the House of Representatives.
Enten, averaging numbers from election forecasters, found that a year ago, there were 206 House seats that at least leaned Democrat for the next Congress.
“Look at it now, up like a rocket. We’re now talking 223 seats. This is north of the 218 that Democrats need to take back the U.S. House of Representatives,” Enten said on CNN News Central Wednesday.
While Trump would typically brush off unfavorable polling as fake, he has already admitted that Enten’s “got credibility.”
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Trump’s favorite pollster says Dems will win big in the midterms with House majority
Mike Johnson claims 'the polls are wrong' as Dems take the lead
Wednesday 28 October 2026 20:22 , Rachel DobkinHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has claimed that “the polls are wrong” as Democrats lead Republicans in several surveys.
“I’m telling you, the polls are wrong. They are inaccurate. They’re underrepresenting Republicans, and many of the pollsters have admitted that,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. “Republicans aren’t responding [to the polls] anymore.”
Meanwhile, more likely voters said they would pick the Democratic candidate, 52 percent, over the Republican candidate, 41 percent, in their congressional district, according to a new New York Times/Siena University poll.
Democrats had another 11-point lead, over Republicans, 47 to 36 percent, in congressional races, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Trump calls for Alaska Senate election to be canceled
Wednesday 28 October 2026 20:06 , Isabel KeanePresident Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the Alaska Senate election to be canceled and for incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan to be awarded another term.
Trump’s calls come after The New York Times reported on Wednesday that Democratic operatives allegedly recruited another Dan Sullivan to enter the race.
ACLU and other civil rights groups sue to block Trump administration's efforts searching for noncitizen voters
Wednesday 28 October 2026 19:42 , Isabel KeaneThe ACLU argued in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that the Trump administration’s search for rare instances of noncitizen voters actually targets naturalized U.S. citizens — but not people born in the country.
The lawsuit argues that violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
“The Unlawful Voter Initiative therefore subjects naturalized and derivative citizens to investigatory scrutiny related to voting qualifications that natural-born citizens do not face,” the lawsuit says.
The lawsuit, filed in Northern California, comes as Trump officials are trying to force California to disregard some 20,000 ballots from voters they suspect are noncitizens.
JD Vance awkwardly jokes about mosquitos at North Carolina rally
Wednesday 28 October 2026 19:23 , Isabel KeaneJD Vance: "I've got a mosquito flying around up here. I think it's a drone paid for by Chuck Schumer and the Democrats. I didn't know they had that technology." pic.twitter.com/Kvc0UF5F4D
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2026
GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska slams Democratic rival over alleged spoiler candidate
Wednesday 28 October 2026 19:13 , Isabel KeaneRepublican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska slammed his Democratic opponent, Mary Peltola, after The New York Times on Wednesday reported that officials associated with her campaign recruited a spoiler candidate, also named Dan Sullivan.
Democratic operatives aligned with Peltola reportedly persuaded another Dan Sullivan, who is a retired teacher, to throw his hat into the ring and run against the incumbent, according to the Times report.
“Mary Peltola and her campaign have spent months gaslighting Alaskans, denying a scheme they were running all along,” a Sullivan campaign spokesman said. “We always knew this was a concerted effort to deceive Alaskans, and Mary Peltola was hoping it would stay covered up until after the election.”
Peltola’s campaign has denied any involvement.
Marco Rubio to attend Trump rally in Ohio
Wednesday 28 October 2026 19:05 , Isabel KeaneSecretary of State Marco Rubio is poised to attend President Donald Trump’s midterm campaign rally in Ohio Wednesday, a senior administration official told CBS News.
Rubio will be attending “in his capacity as national security adviser,” the official said.
Trump is campaigning for prominent Republicans in Ohio, including Sen. Jon Husted, who is up for re-election, and Vivek Ramaswamy, who is running for governor in the state.
Trump reveals Melania taught him to say 'vegan'
Wednesday 28 October 2026 18:42 , Alex LangFederal Reserve leaves interest rate unchanged ahead of the midterms
Wednesday 28 October 2026 18:27 , Alex LangThe Federal Reserve has kept its interest rate unchanged, making the decision days before the midterm elections.
The rate will remain around 3.9 percent as inflation continues to hammer everyday Americans. President Donald Trump has long pushed the board to lower interest rates and has demanded countless times that they make the move.
Wednesday's decision came with little information about The fed’s next move, according to the Associated Press.
“Inflation remains elevated,” the Fed said in a statement. Holding off on an increase will allow “the accumulation of more information” that will help determine what policy the Fed should pursue “to ensure a timely return of inflation” to the central bank’s 2% inflation target, the statement said.
What is Trump's approval rating?
Wednesday 28 October 2026 17:52 , Alex LangPresident Donald Trump’s approval continues to sit below 40 percent, but he saw a slight uptick today.
According to Nate Silver’s poll tracker, Trump had an approval rating of 37.4 on Wednesday, up slightly from his 37 percent on Tuesday. His disapproval on Wednesday sat at 60.2 percent.
Silver’s tracker uses an average of many different polls to create a cumulative results.
Obama to appear at Georgia rally
Wednesday 28 October 2026 17:31 , Alex LangFormer president Barack Obama is set to campaign in Georgia today as he makes a final push for voters to choose Democrats before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Obama is set to campaign in Atlanta for Sen. Jon Ossoff and Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Bottoms. The rally is set from 4 to 7 p.m.
“By voting for Jon Ossoff, we have the chance to protect voting rights, stand up for Civil Rights, and help build an economy that works for everyone,” the former president previously said.
Trump thinks Tuesday will be better for Republicans than expected
Wednesday 28 October 2026 16:59 , Alex LangWednesday 28 October 2026 16:01 , Isabel KeaneTrump on Midterms: I think you are going to be pleasantly surprised on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/XPI9Bz1Yt8
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 27, 2026
Silicon Valley is bracing itself for a Democrat investigation into Big Tech’s relationship with President Donald Trump, if the party does well in the midterm elections as expected, a report says.
Some of the industry’s biggest players have ingratiated themselves with the Republican and his administration – paying court at Mar-a-Lago and making generous donations to his pet building projects. But now they could face consequences for going all-in on Trump and face accusations of allowing artificial intelligence to advance unchecked.
California Democratic strategist Cooper Teboe told The Hill that the software giants have “done nothing to prevent themselves from being the villain of the 2028 storyline” and therefore have no one to blame but themselves if the political landscape suddenly shifts next month.
Joe Sommerland has the story. Read more here.
Democrats also campaigning hard ahead of midterms in battleground states
Wednesday 28 October 2026 15:22 , Isabel KeaneFormer President Barack Obama was set to campaign in Georgia on Wednesday for the Democratic candidates running for Senate and governor.
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff has been leading Republican Rep. Mike Collins in the Senate race, according to recent polls, while the race for governor between Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson is closer.
Trump has robbed victims of $119M in court-ordered restitution with his pardons of allies
Wednesday 28 October 2026 14:37 , Isabel KeaneDonald Trump’s pardon wave has erased more than $119 million in restitution owed to crime victims following a historic streak of pardons for white-collar criminals and political allies accused of fraud and corruption.
The list of fines, compiled by CBS News, does not include nearly $120 million that was owed to the Crime Victims Fund and another $171 million in restitution that is jointly owed with co-defendants who did not receive clemency, bringing the total funds that were denied to victims and the government to more than $1.1 billion over the last two years.
Those fines also don’t include $661 million in restitution owed by the former tech CEO who was convicted of defrauding investors, nor the potentially tens of thousands of dollars that would have likely been owed to the government by the more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the January 6 attack. The president issued rioters a blanket pardon on his first day in office.
Alex Woodward has the story. Read more here.
Republicans hit the midterm campaign trail
Wednesday 28 October 2026 14:17 , Isabel KeaneSeveral high-profile midterm campaign rallies are planned for Wednesday — as Election Day is less than a week away.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to Ohio, where the race for Senate and governor appear to be close.
In the Senate, incumbent Republican Jon Husted is facing a challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. Trump has made headlines while campaigning for Husted, whose athletic body he has admired even while campaigning for candidates in other states.
In the governor’s race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is competing against Democrat Amy Action.
This is Trump’s third trip to Ohio this month.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance will go to North Carolina to campaign for Michael Whatley, who faces a competitive Senate race against Democratic challenger Roy Cooper.
Whatley has trailed behind Cooper in the polls as both are looking to replace retiring Senator and frequent Trump critic Thom Tillis.
Midterm forecasts predict Democratic lead
Wednesday 28 October 2026 14:06 , Isabel KeanePresident Donald Trump is facing dismal midterm forecasts, despite GOP efforts to rally supporters ahead of November 3.
Fox News has predicted in its latest Power Rankings that Democrats will take back control of the House.
The network’s forecast for the Senate is much more of “a toss-up,” with Democrats predicted to take 48 Senate seats while Republicans hold 47 and five remain up in the air.
The Democratic Party currently holds a 9-point edge over the Republican Party among voters, with 53 percent saying they’d lean to the Democratic candidate compared to 44 percent who would lean toward the Republican, according to the latest Ipsos analysis.
Republicans spend $183 million on TV ads focused on transgender attacks
Wednesday 28 October 2026 13:45 , Isabel KeaneRepublicans have spent about $183 million on television ads focused on transgender-related attacks against Democrats ahead of the midterm elections.
Through October 25, the GOP has produced about 217,000 TV spots nationwide.
The investment exceeds the amount Republicans spent on similar ads during the 2024 presidential election cycle, according to data provided to the Associated Press by data firm AdImpact.
Ahead of the midterms, Republicans are spending $2.1 billion across all races, outspending Democrats who have invested $1.8 billion total, according to The New York Times.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s former teacher slams him over controversial ad: ‘I taught you better’
Wednesday 28 October 2026 13:00 , Joe SommerladRetired teacher Michael Pogue turned up at one of Ramaswamy’s campaign events in Cincinnati at the weekend to protest his attack ad featuring the mother of his rival Amy Acton claiming that she lied about being raped by her stepfather as a child.
Pogue held up a banner that said, “Shame on you, Vivek! I taught you better.”
Rhian Lubin has the story.
Vivek Ramaswamy’s former teacher slams him over controversial Amy Acton ad
Republican Senate candidates take Trump appreciation too far
Wednesday 28 October 2026 12:30 , Joe SommerladAs we saw earlier, Ken Paxton joined the president on stage yesterday dressed exactly like him in signature blue suit and red tie.
Trump calls Ken Paxton on stage. He speaks for a total of under 20 seconds. pic.twitter.com/wxCz4m0q6o
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2026
Meanwhile in Kansas, Roger Marshall appears to have been under the sun lamp too long.
holy crap -- Roger Marshall is somehow more orange than Trump now pic.twitter.com/cRlEOsV34q
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2026
Trump’s ‘tough on crime’ agenda erases more than $119M owed to victims
Wednesday 28 October 2026 12:00 , Joe SommerladThe president’s wave of pardons erased more than $119 million in restitution owed to the victims of crime perpetuated by the white-collar criminals and political allies he absolved of wrongdoing.
Alex Woodward has more.
Trump’s ‘tough on crime’ agenda erases more than $119M owed to victims
Tim Scott claims El-Sayed’s family ‘funded Osama bin Laden’
Wednesday 28 October 2026 11:30 , Joe SommerladThe president recently spoke of his love for the South Carolina Republican senator and here he is joining in the attacks on Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed with another baseless and inflammatory claim.
Tim Scott on Hannity's show lies that El-Sayed's parents "funded Osama bin Laden" pic.twitter.com/sF3ikNPqbp
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2026
Former press secretary Katie Zacharia says she would do it all again
Wednesday 28 October 2026 11:00 , Joe SommerladThe president’s short-lived spokeswoman continues to make conservative media appearances insisting she nurtures no ill feelings about her five days in the White House.
Katie Zacharia says that if Trump asks her to be press secretary again, she'll do it pic.twitter.com/Bu2pTYfbIU
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2026
Trump’s energy secretary said president is about ‘driving energy prices down’ as Iran war keeps them high
Wednesday 28 October 2026 10:30 , Joe SommerladChris Wright defended the Trump administration’s economic record during a Tuesday appearance on Fox News, arguing that the president was focused on lowering energy costs – despite high gas prices being driven by the Iran war.
Jasmine Fernandez has the story.
Trump’s energy chief claims president is working to lower gas prices
Watch: Trump talks Iran, ‘environmental horses***’ and pirate ships at Texas rallies
Wednesday 28 October 2026 10:00 , Joe SommerladThe president was on typically idiosyncratic form last night and here are a few choice clips you might have missed from his appearances in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, covering such topics as the above mentioned plus Abdul El-Sayed, how to spell “Dumocrats” and the plot of Les Miserables.
Trump teases post-midterm strikes on Iran: "You'll see Iran in a couple of weeks, if you don't mind"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2026
(and then he makes a gross slurping sound) pic.twitter.com/famnjuOGHt
Trump: When will the war in Iran end? Whenever I want it to end pic.twitter.com/YgkxPo3RrE
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2026
Trump: Maybe we will drop Marco in Cuba. We'll fly him in by parachute. We'll drop him in the middle of Cuba. He’ll solve it. pic.twitter.com/JJiUKTM7cJ
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2026
Trump: "You may disable all of the environmental horseshit that they put onto the engines. Which we have now gotten rid of." pic.twitter.com/3CmQvuU7hW
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 28, 2026
Trump: Windmills, they kill the birds. Solar, they kill all the animals—the animals jump on them and they fry. pic.twitter.com/oPZLzvgTus
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2026
Trump: D-U-M-B. Most people don’t know it has a B. Doesn’t matter. pic.twitter.com/l0LTJIBgU4
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 28, 2026
Trump: "He said, 'Why does he keep calling me Muhammed? I said, you know why? Because I'm president of the United States. I can call you whatever the hell I want." pic.twitter.com/nsygbX5DTu
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2026
Trump on Somalia: "Remember I made the statement? Shithouse countries ... all they do is go around and kill people all day long. Pirate ships. Kill people. I'm surprised they can pirate the ship" pic.twitter.com/6Qcbz3raCC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 27, 2026
Trump: Don't go to France. Unless you like revolution. You're better off going out to see Les Mis. It was also about the French. pic.twitter.com/QMFPIrsh8N
— Acyn (@Acyn) October 27, 2026
