Trump in Campaign Mode on Steel, Drug-Dealer Death Penalty Idea
- Looks to seal the deal for GOP candidate in special election
- Democrat Lamb has outraised Saccone in race for open seat
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President Donald Trump tried to energize his base at a free-wheeling rally on Saturday, talking up the plan for steel import tariffs, criticizing the media and Democrats and praising the idea of the death penalty for drug dealers ahead of a Pennsylvania special election.
Trump endorsed Republican Rick Saccone, a state representative locked in a tight race with Democrat Conor Lamb. It’s a must-win Congressional race for Republicans in a district the party has held for more than a decade, as they try to tamp down worries of a Democratic wave in November’s midterm elections.