Wahlkampf-Event: Trump: Machen guten Job, aber schlechte PR
Bei den Midterms steht Trumps Name nicht auf dem Stimmzettel, dennoch hat er sie zu einer Abstimmung über sich selbst erklärt. Gut einen Monat, bevor es so weit ist, äußert er sich ungewohnt kritisch.
As the crucial midterm elections approach, U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged on a recent occasion in Denton, Texas that he seems aware of his long-standing poor popularity ratings. At a meeting with workers from a truck manufacturing company, he, as usual, touted his own policies and then emphasized that the only thing that was not running well was his public image.
He urged Americans to do "phenomenal work" but warned they might not be doing it effectively enough. The Americans will vote in midterm elections on November 3rd, which means replacing roughly one-third of Senators and the entire House of Representatives. Currently, Trump's Republicans hold a narrow majority in both congressional chambers.
However, his policies, especially following fuel price hikes following the Iran war, are unpopular, according to surveys. Democrats hope to recapture the House of Representatives and, even if they succeed, they could block Trump's legislative initiatives and initiate investigations. Despite his poor popularity ratings, Trump has declared multiple times that he is running for votes himself.
"Please act as if I am running," he urged his supporters a few weeks ago at a Republican party convention in Dallas. The U.S. President is therefore continuing to rely on his charisma to mobilize his supporters, even if he is not on the ballot. Trump had already warned reporters before his Denton speech that he would campaign across the entire country, including a trip to Oklahoma in the evening (local time).
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
