Trump Ramps Up Rhetoric Early on Eve of Mid-Term Election Year
- President questions why ‘smart voters’ would want Democrats
- Party holding White House typically loses Congressional seats
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President Donald Trump spent his New Year’s Eve focused on the coming midterm election year, touting his administration’s accomplishments in an effort to boost congressional Republicans facing tough historic and polling trends.
“Why would smart voters want to put Democrats in Congress in 2018 Election when their policies will totally kill the great wealth created during the months since the Election,” the president, who’s spending the holidays at his Palm Beach, Florida, club, said in a Twitter message on Sunday. “People are much better off now.”