Trump will campaign in deep-red Mississippi in latest sign of GOP midterm worries

On the campaign trail today

• Magnolia blues : Few would have predicted that President Donald Trump would campaign in Mississippi eight days before the midterms. But he’ll be there tonight to bolster Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is up against Democrat Scott Colom , as the battle for Senate control runs through states Trump won by double digits in 2024.

• GOP worries: Trump’s visit to Mississippi, part of his plan to rally in several ruby red states this week, reflects Republicans’ desire to avoid surprises on their turf. It also shows that the president, who is underwater in polling nationally, is particularly helpful with the MAGA base.

• Harris on 2028 : Former Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN, “If I run, my motivation is not to beat other Democrats. It’s to actually do the job .” She will be in Wisconsin for Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley, in one of the nation’s quietly most important races for 2028.

El-Sayed fired back after Trump targeted him in Michigan. Here's what they said

President Donald Trump repeated attacks against Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday while rallying in the Democratic Senate candidate’s home state of Michigan.

And at his own rally, El-Sayed fired back at Trump’s insults over his faith and name.

Here’s a recap of what they spoke about:

El-Sayed’s faith targeted: Trump opened the rally in Port Huron by falsely calling El-Sayed a “jihadist” and referring to him as “Mohammed.” A father of a 9/11 victim also appeared on stage and falsely claimed El-Sayed is “not an American.”

On vote counters: Trump appeared to suggest, without evidence , that Michigan’s vote counters could alter election results. “Especially with Benson, you got to watch it,” said Trump, referring to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson. The Democrat, who is running for governor, fought Trump’s election denial in 2020 , when he lost the state to Joe Biden. Trump also falsely claimed he won Michigan three times.

“A beautiful ass ”: Telling one of his recent go-to stories about Ohio Sen. Jon Husted’s physique, Trump went a step further and spoke about supporter Nicki Minaj’s appearance . “By the way, I looked at one hell of a beautiful ass before, Nicki Minaj,” Trump said, asking the rapper to stand up.

During a rally in Michigan, President Trump made a joke about the physique of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted before turning his attention to rapper Nicki Minaj, who was in attendance.

On Trump’s attack : El-Sayed cited his faith and name as GOP distractions for real issues at play for Michigan voters, such as high prices and healthcare. “I don’t even care that he remembers my whole name because he can just go on and call me senator after November,” he said. “I’ll be Sen. Mohammed to you, bro.”

“Can’t help but mention” somebody’s behind: El-Sayed also mocked Trump’s frequent comments about physical appearances, including when he joked about Husted’s physique and turned his attention to Minaj. He quipped: “When I get to DC, man, I’m just gonna make sure that I never let him see mine.”

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed joked about President Donald Trump's frequent comments on physical appearances, saying at a rally in Grand Rapids that he won't let the president "see mine."

CNN’s Logan Schiciano and Molly English contributed reporting.

Where things stand in Trump DOJ's voter roll lawsuit in California

Meanwhile, a three-judge US Circuit Court of Appeals panel expressed significant skepticism yesterday over the Justice Department’s desire to inject itself into California’s midterm vote-counting process by forcing election officials to set aside the votes of suspected noncitizens who have been issued mail ballots.

During a highly unusual emergency hearing, 9th Circuit US Court of Appeals Judge Mark Bennett told a Justice Department attorney that California appears to have legal authority to handle its elections on its own, and that the fact that Congress passed a criminal law prohibiting noncitizens from voting in federal and state elections doesn’t mean the Justice Department has authority to regulate California’s voting process.

The judges also questioned the reliability of the Trump administration’s claims that there are 20,000 noncitizens on California’s voter rolls, information the DOJ has said came from a purchased list of voters and analyzed by third parties.

The legal action in California is one of many steps the Trump administration has taken as voting is underway in the midterm elections to try to help prove President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of massive voter fraud.

The Trump administration is attempting to convince the court that it should be able to immediately change California’s ballot processing because of a fear that noncitizens could have sent in votes. Los Angeles County has already processed more than 300,000 midterm ballots.

Trump is rallying in mostly ruby red states this week

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President Donald Trump rounds out his midterm campaigning blitz on the trail this week, closing out the final days before the election by doing rallies in mostly ruby red states.

Trump travels to Mississippi on Monday, a state he won in 2024 by more than 20 percentage points, to stump for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is locked in a tightening race against Democrat Scott Colom. He then does two rallies in Texas on Tuesday before stops in Ohio, Florida and Iowa to round out the week.

The president has repeatedly urged voters to “pretend” he is on the ballot amid fledgling Republican poll numbers and discontent among voters on issues like the Iran war and the economy.

The campaign swing in traditionally friendly GOP states offers some insight into how Republicans are investing in turning out the base to hang on to both chambers of Congress come November 3.

“When I’m not on the ballot, people don’t show up,” Trump said in Michigan on Sunday. “Please show up and vote.”

What to watch out for on the campaign trail today

With just over a week until Election Day, the push to reach midterms voters is gaining momentum.

Here are some events we are watching:

President Donald Trump will campaign in Mississippi for Republican incumbent Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is facing Democrat Scott Colom.

Vice President JD Vance heads to Kansas to rally for incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is in Wisconsin to stump for Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Crowley.

Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota will campaign with controversial streamer Hasan Piker.

We’ll bring you the latest headlines throughout the day.

今天在竞选路上

• 木兰忧郁：恐怕很少有人会预料到，唐纳德·特朗普总统会在中期选举前八天出现在密西西比州进行竞选活动。但他今晚将到场，为辛迪·海德-史密斯助选，她将与民主党候选人斯科特·科洛姆展开角逐。这场争夺参议院控制权的战斗将在特朗普2024年以两位数优势获胜的几个州展开。

• 共和党担忧：特朗普本周计划在几个铁杆共和党州举行集会，其中就包括访问密西西比州。此举反映出共和党人希望避免在自己的地盘上出现意外。这也表明，尽管特朗普在全国民调中支持率落后，但他对“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）的支持者群体却有着特殊的吸引力。

• 哈里斯谈2028年：前副总统卡马拉·哈里斯告诉CNN，“如果我参选，我的动机不是为了击败其他民主党人，而是为了真正做好这份工作。”她将前往威斯康星州，为民主党州长候选人戴维·克劳利助选。这场选举是2028年美国最重要的几场选举之一，但却往往被人们忽略。

在特朗普于密歇根州攻击埃尔-赛义德后，他进行了反击。以下是他们的回应。

周日，唐纳德·特朗普总统在民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德的家乡密歇根州举行集会时，再次对这位候选人发起攻击。

在自己的竞选集会上，埃尔-赛义德回击了特朗普对其信仰和名字的侮辱。

以下是他们谈话内容的概要：

埃尔-赛义德的信仰成为攻击目标：特朗普在休伦港的集会上开场就错误地称埃尔-赛义德为“圣战分子”，并称他为“穆罕默德”。一位9/11事件遇难者的父亲也出现在台上，错误地声称埃尔-赛义德“不是美国人”。

关于计票问题：特朗普似乎毫无证据地暗示，密歇根州的计票人员可能会篡改选举结果。“尤其是本森，你们得小心点，”特朗普说道，他指的是密歇根州州务卿乔斯林·本森。这位民主党人正在竞选州长，她曾在2020年与特朗普的选举结果否认抗争，当时他输掉了密歇根州，败给了乔·拜登。特朗普还曾三次错误地声称自己赢得了密歇根州。

“美臀”：特朗普最近又拿俄亥俄州参议员乔恩·赫斯特的身材开玩笑，这次他更进一步，谈到了支持者妮琪·米娜的外貌。“顺便说一句，我之前看到了一个非常漂亮的屁股，妮琪·米娜，”特朗普说着，让这位说唱歌手站起来。

在密歇根州的一次集会上，特朗普总统先是拿俄亥俄州参议员乔恩·赫斯特的身材开玩笑，然后又把注意力转向了在场的说唱歌手妮琪·米娜。

针对特朗普的攻击，埃尔-赛义德表示，共和党试图通过攻击他的信仰和名字来转移人们对密歇根州选民真正关心的问题的注意力，例如高物价和医疗保健。“我根本不在乎他是否记得我的全名，因为11月之后他完全可以叫我参议员，”他说。“兄弟，到时候你就叫我穆罕默德参议员吧。”

“忍不住要提一下”某人的屁股：埃尔-赛义德还嘲讽了特朗普经常对别人外貌的评论，包括他拿赫斯特的身材开玩笑，以及把矛头指向妮琪·米娜。他打趣道：“等我到了华盛顿，我一定要确保不让他看到我的屁股。”

密歇根州民主党参议员候选人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德在格兰德拉皮兹的一次集会上开玩笑地谈到唐纳德·特朗普总统经常对他人外貌发表评论，他说他不会让总统“看到我的”。

CNN的Logan Schiciano和Molly English对此报道亦有贡献。

特朗普司法部在加州提起的选民名册诉讼案目前进展如何？

与此同时，美国巡回上诉法院一个由三名法官组成的小组昨天对司法部试图干预加州中期选举计票过程表示了极大的怀疑，司法部此举强迫选举官员搁置已收到邮寄选票的疑似非公民的选票。

在一次极其罕见的紧急听证会上，美国第九巡回上诉法院法官马克·贝内特告诉司法部律师，加利福尼亚州似乎有法律权力自行处理其选举，国会通过了一项禁止非公民在联邦和州选举中投票的刑事法律，但这并不意味着司法部有权监管加利福尼亚州的投票过程。

法官们还质疑特朗普政府关于加州选民名册上有 2 万名非公民的说法是否可靠，司法部表示，该信息来自购买的选民名单，并由第三方进行了分析。

在加州提起的法律诉讼是特朗普政府在中期选举投票进行期间采取的众多措施之一，旨在帮助证明唐纳德·特朗普总统毫无根据的大规模选民舞弊指控。

特朗普政府试图说服法院，由于担心非公民可能投递了选票，因此应该有权立即更改加利福尼亚州的选票处理流程。洛杉矶县已经处理了超过30万张中期选举选票。

本周，特朗普将在以共和党为主的几个州举行集会。

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本周，唐纳德·特朗普总统将结束他的中期选举竞选攻势，在选举前的最后几天里，他将在以共和党为主的州举行集会。

特朗普将于周一前往密西西比州，为该州参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯助选。他在2024年大选中以超过20个百分点的优势赢得了该州。海德-史密斯目前正与民主党候选人斯科特·科洛姆展开激烈的选战。周二，他将在德克萨斯州举行两场竞选集会，之后还将前往俄亥俄州、佛罗里达州和爱荷华州，结束本周的行程。

由于共和党民调支持率下滑，以及选民对伊朗战争和经济等问题的不满，总统一再敦促选民“假装”他的名字出现在选票上。

在传统上对共和党友好的州，竞选形势的转变让我们得以了解共和党人如何投资动员基本盘，以在 11 月 3 日保住国会两院的控制权。

“如果我的名字不在选票上，人们就不会出来投票，”特朗普周日在密歇根州说。“请大家出来投票。”

今天竞选活动中需要注意什么

距离选举日仅剩一周多时间，争取中期选举选民的努力正在加速推进。

以下是我们正在关注的一些事件：

唐纳德·特朗普总统将前往密西西比州为共和党现任参议员辛迪·海德-史密斯助选，她将与民主党候选人斯科特·科洛姆展开角逐。

副总统JD Vance前往堪萨斯州，为现任参议员罗杰·马歇尔助选。

前副总统卡马拉·哈里斯来到威斯康星州，为民主党州长候选人戴维·克劳利助选。

明尼苏达州民主党众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔将与备受争议的主播哈桑·皮克一起参加竞选活动。

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