Donald Trump Asks Americans To 'Pretend' He's on Ballot

Photo Credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images News via Getty Images President Donald Trump kicked off the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday night with a direct plea to voters: act as though his name sits on every ballot this November. This comes amid his record-low approval ratings, with the Iran war having the most impact. Donald Trump urges Republicans to pretend he is on ballot Trump told the crowd that Republicans perform well when he is on the ballot but acknowledged that a sitting president's party often struggles to hold Congress during midterm elections. . . .