Trump ends midterm campaign by calling Democratic candidates 'most dangerous ever'

Summary

On Monday, the day before voters decide which party controls Congress, US President Donald Trump ended the midterm campaign season by calling the Democratic Party's candidates the 'most extreme and dangerous' in American history. Speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, which reopened after a renovation by his administration, he called the elections 'the most important midterm, I believe, in our lifetime'. He also lowered expectations by saying a sitting president 'doesn't win' the midterms.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   2 Nov 2026, 21:29 UTCSource ↗

   Trump ended the midterm campaign on Monday by calling the Democratic candidates the 'most extreme and dangerous' in American history, speaking at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and calling the elections 'the most important midterm, I believe, in our lifetime'.

2. Deutsche Welle

   2 Nov 2026, 23:37 UTCSource ↗

   Trump said the Democrats nominated 'the most extreme and dangerous' candidates in US history in the midterms and said a sitting president 'doesn't win' the midterms, lowering expectations.