{
  "id": 13058035,
  "title": "Trump Rages at Alaska Republicans Over Three-Way Race: ‘How Stupid Are We’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/trump-rages-at-alaska-republicans-over-three-way-race-how-stupid-are",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T07:06:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/trump-rages-at-alaska-republicans-over-three-way-race-how-stupid-are-we-12544803"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump expressed frustration on social media over the presence of three Republican candidates running against Democrat Mary Peltola in Alaska's upcoming Senate race. Trump questioned the decision, stating, \"How stupid are we to do this?\" He criticized the ranked choice voting system, arguing it splits the party's vote. Trump also lambasted the measure as \"Corrupt\" and called for its repeal in the November election. In the current polls, Peltola is leading with 47-50 percent of the vote, while incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan sits at 45-43 percent. The other two Republicans, Dan J. Sullivan and Gerald Heikes, have smaller shares of support. Trump reaffirmed his backing of Sullivan, praising him for bringing more business to Alaska than any other senator in U.S. history.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump has criticized Alaska Republicans for fielding three candidates in the State's Senate race in November.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump expressed frustration over three Republican candidates in Alaska's Senate race.",
    "He criticized ranked choice voting as splitting the party's vote and called it corrupt.",
    "Trump reaffirmed backing incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}