‘Pretend I’m on the ticket’: Trump hits campaign trail in bid to boost Republican hopes

Reported by The Guardian World · 4 hours ago · David Smith in Gastonia, North Carolina and Lauren Gambino

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…

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