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'It's his fault': GOP operatives in frenzy as calamity forces Trump to deep red states

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after exiting Air Force One as he returns from Medinah, Illinois, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, September 27, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

What happened

RawStory, citing Politico, reports that President Donald Trump was scheduled to campaign in heavily Republican states because GOP candidates there were struggling. The reported itinerary included Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio, while Republican concern was especially acute in Alaska, where incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan trailed Democrat Mary Peltola by roughly eight points in a nonpartisan primary…

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