{
  "id": 7929162,
  "title": "‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/pretend-im-on-the-ticket-trump-hits-campaign-trail-in-bid-to-boost",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:51:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/trump-north-carolina-campaign-rally-republicans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President stumps for Senate nominee Michael Whatley in North Carolina and urges voters to ‘crush the communists’ Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Wednesday, imploring North Carolina voters to “pretend I’m on the ticket” and “crush the communists” in the November elections at a rally in support of the Republican Senate nominee Michael Whatley. Despite Trump’s deep unpopularity,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "When JD Vance tried to help Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign defeat Trump: ‘I hate Hillary. But I hate Trump more’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/when-jd-vance-tried-to-help-hillary-clintons-2016-campaign-defeat",
        "published": "2026-09-17T01:49:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}