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Trump to rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, for Sen. Ricketts before midterms
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday evening alongside Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, part of what Trump says is a 32-day blitz of rallies before the Nov. 3 midterms. Ricketts is running for his first full six-year term against independent Dan Osborn in a race the national parties are now watching; there is no Democrat on the Senate ballot. The administration's plan to allow more foreign beef imports has drawn objections from Nebraska ranchers, and early in-person voting in the state begins the same day.
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President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday evening alongside Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, according to the Associated Press, The Boston Globe and ABC News. The stop is part of what Trump says is a 32-day blitz of rallies ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, the AP reported. Grand Island lies in the solidly conservative south-central part of the state. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
Ricketts is running for his first full six-year term against independent Dan Osborn. The AP reported the race was initially not expected to be competitive and is now being watched by the national parties. ABC News reported there is no Democrat on the ballot for Senate because the Democrat who won the primary withdrew, and that Democrats are rallying behind Osborn, a union steamfitter who ran a closer-than-expected race against Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in 2024. Osborn has insisted he will not caucus with either party, while Ricketts has alleged his opponent is secretly a Democrat, nicknaming him “Democrat Dan.” [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
“The president’s coming to Nebraska to help me campaign, so I can get reelected,” Ricketts told the AP last week on Capitol Hill. [ 2 , 3 ]
The AP reported that voters nationally are frustrated with Trump’s handling of the economy, including persistently high costs for fuel and groceries, an issue it said matters to rural voters who have backed the president and his party. The administration’s plan to allow more imports of foreign beef has particularly roiled Nebraska, with Trump seeking to lower beef prices for consumers and ranchers rebelling against the proposal. “The plan to import low-quality foreign beef is not helping Nebraska ranchers,” Ricketts told the AP, adding that he would advise the White House to change the policy and look for longer-term measures to build the size of the herd and bring consumer prices down. [ 2 , 3 ]
ABC News reported that Trump won Nebraska’s statewide vote three times by around 20 points each time, and that in 2020 and 2024 the Democratic candidate each received one electoral college vote because Nebraska splits its votes. Early in-person voting in Nebraska begins on Monday, the day of the rally, ABC News reported. [ 6 ]
Ricketts has also faced scrutiny after an ad released by an outside group last week featured a woman who called out his 2022 vote as governor to pardon a man who served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting her, according to ABC News, which reported Ricketts told reporters after the ad was released that the pardon was granted nearly three decades after the crime. [ 6 ]
Ricketts, a former governor, was appointed and then elected to fill the Senate seat of Ben Sasse, who left to run the University of Florida in 2023, the AP reported; ABC News said Ricketts was first elected to the Senate in a 2024 special election. After Nebraska, Trump is due to hold a rally in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, his second Texas stop in two weeks, the AP reported. Last week he held rallies in Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio, according to ABC News, with The Hill reporting that he promised a GOP win in the midterms at a rally in a Dayton, Ohio-area suburb on Saturday night. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
Por qué importa
The rally comes a month before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, and the Nebraska Senate race — once seen as uncompetitive — is now being watched by both national parties. Nebraska's agricultural economy is also at the centre of a dispute over the administration's beef import plan, which ranchers in the state have opposed. The trip is one stop in a wider campaign swing that includes a Texas rally on Wednesday.
Datos clave
- Trump is scheduled to hold a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday evening. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- He is campaigning alongside Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts, who faces independent Dan Osborn. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- The stop is part of what Trump says is a 32-day blitz of rallies ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. [ 2 , 3 ]
- There is no Democrat on the ballot for the Nebraska Senate race because the Democrat who won the primary withdrew. [ 6 ]
- Early in-person voting in Nebraska begins on Monday, the day of the rally. [ 6 ]
- The administration's plan to allow more imports of foreign beef has drawn objections from Nebraska ranchers. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Trump plans a rally in San Antonio, Texas, on Wednesday, his second Texas stop in two weeks. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Ricketts, a former governor, was appointed and then elected to fill the Senate seat of Ben Sasse and is seeking his first full six-year term. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Trump is due to travel to Nebraska on Monday to campaign with Republican Sen. Pete Ricketts at a rally in Grand Island. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Ricketts is running against independent Dan Osborn in a Nebraska Senate race that national parties are watching. [ 2 , 3 , 6 ]
- Trump's campaign schedule includes a Wednesday rally in San Antonio, Texas. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The administration's plan to allow more imports of foreign beef has drawn opposition from Nebraska ranchers who say it would undercut them. [ 2 , 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- What happened at the Grand Island rally, including attendance and what Trump said. The documents were published before or around the event and describe the rally as upcoming; none reports its outcome.
- The details of the administration's foreign beef import plan, such as its scope or timing. Only the AP report, carried by two outlets, mentions the plan, and it gives no specifics.
- The scrutiny of Ricketts's 2022 vote as governor to pardon a man convicted of sexual assault. Reported by a single outlet, ABC News, and its account of Ricketts's response is cut off in the text.
- Whether Osborn would caucus with either party if elected. ABC News reports Osborn has insisted he will not caucus with either party, while Ricketts alleges he would effectively serve as a Democrat — a disputed characterisation.
Qué dicen los medios locales
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- On Oct. 4, The Hill publishes live updates saying Trump is set for a Nebraska trip after a rally the previous night in a Dayton, Ohio-area suburb, where he promised a GOP win in the midterms; the president had no public events scheduled for Sunday beyond a morning visit to his Sterling, Va., golf club. [ 1 ]
- On Oct. 5, the Associated Press reports Trump will make his latest midterm stop in Grand Island, Nebraska, on Monday, campaigning with Sen. Pete Ricketts against independent Dan Osborn. [ 2 ]
- The Boston Globe carries the AP report, highlighting that Trump's plan to import more beef has angered Nebraska ranchers. [ 3 ]
- ABC News reports Trump is heading to Grand Island for a Monday evening rally and that early in-person voting in Nebraska begins the same day. [ 6 ]