Trump campaign pledges 10 more rallies before midterm election

John Fritze | USA TODAY

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will hold at least another 10 rallies before the midterm elections and his campaign will spend $6 million more on advertising, in a widening effort to defend Republican majorities in Congress.

By the time voters head to the polls in two weeks, Trump will have spoken at more than 30 rallies in the final five weeks of the campaign, putting him on the midterm trail more than his recent predecessors.

With control of the House and possibly the Senate in play, Trump’s campaign is set to launch a $6 million TV and digital advertising blitz that will begin next week and run through Election Day, campaign aides said Tuesday.

Voters have identified the economy, health care and immigration as the top issues in Trump’s first midterm election. But election experts say the midterms will also be a referendum on the president himself. Trump has already appeared at dozens of rallies this year in Montana, Indiana, Missouri and other states with close Senate contests.

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After a swing through western states over the weekend, Trump campaigned with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz in Texas on Monday, embracing a fellow Republican he once nicknamed “Lyin’ Ted.”

Aides said Trump’s presidential campaign is transferring $3 million to the Republican National Committee this week to help with the final days of campaigning.

“President Trump is all-in for the midterms to lead the GOP to victory on Election Day,” Brad Parscale, Trump’s campaign manager said.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said in a statement that Trump "energizes our base like no one else" and said the president's support has allowed the party to build "our largest field program ever to get out the vote and defy history on Election Day."