President Donald Trump makes a final public appeal at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington on Monday, Nov. 2, urging voters to support Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. (Foto: Instagram)
President Donald Trump is making a final public appeal Monday, Nov. 2, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, a day before voters choose members of Congress in the midterm elections. He is seeking to rally Republicans to preserve the party’s narrow majorities in the House and Senate, control that could shape the second half of his term.
Trump’s appearance is his last major public appeal before Tuesday’s vote. On Sunday, Nov. 1, he held his final in-person rally in Salina, Kansas, after a schedule of 28 campaign events intended to boost Republican candidates and energize his base. At the rally, he urged supporters to vote and treat the election as if he himself were running. He also acknowledged the historical challenge for the party in the White House: presidents’ parties often lose ground in midterm elections.
The campaign push comes as Trump faces declining popularity. An NBC News poll released Sunday found that 40% of voters approved of his job performance, while 60% disapproved. The disapproval figure was the highest the network had recorded during Trump’s two terms, according to the report. The same survey found that 52% of respondents preferred Democratic control of Congress, compared with 45% who favored Republican control.
Dissatisfaction over the cost of living, the economy, trade tariffs and the effects of the war with Iran is adding pressure on the White House ahead of the vote. The concerns pose a challenge for Trump, who made promises to lower prices and improve Americans’ economic conditions part of his 2024 presidential campaign.
The midterms will decide all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats. Those elected are scheduled to take office in January 2027, when the 120th Congress begins. Republicans currently control both chambers by narrow margins; a party needs at least 218 seats to hold a House majority.
Trump is not on the ballot, but the results will affect his administration’s ability to pass legislation and carry out policies before his term ends in January 2029. If Democrats regain control of either chamber, they could increase opposition to his agenda and strengthen congressional oversight of executive branch decisions.
