{
  "id": 17872519,
  "title": "‘We Gave This a Very Strong Shot’: Trump Delivers Closing Appeal Before the Midterms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/we-gave-this-a-very-strong-shot-trump-delivers-closing-appeal-before",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-02T22:45:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Time",
    "slug": "time",
    "url": "https://time.com/article/2026/11/02/trump-2026-midterm-elections/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the eve of Election Day, former President Donald Trump addressed a crowd at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., urging his supporters to vote and deliver a \"landslide\" victory for Republicans. Trump claimed that this midterm election is \"the most important midterm, I believe, in our lifetime\" and accused Democrats of nominating \"the most extreme and dangerous slate of candidates in American history.\" He criticized the party's policies on issues ranging from transgender rights to immigration, emphasizing the need to \"keep our Congress strong, free, a little bit of apple pie.\"\n\nTrump reiterated his assertion that he \"won many states\" in the 2024 election and urged his base to cast their votes. Despite historical trends showing that the party in control of the White House typically loses seats in Congress during midterms, Trump maintained that \"America is ready to go. They're ready to vote. I hope they're ready to do the right thing.\" He concluded, \"Because if the people that voted for me and voted in the last election, where we had such a great victory, if they go out and vote, just a good portion of them, we will win in a landslide.\"",
  "summary": "Less than 24 hours before Election Day, Trump railed against Democrats and contended that if his supporters show up to the polls, Republicans “will win in a landslide.”",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}