Trump views midterms through presidency-defining lens
November 7, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump knows he's on the line.
The president spent Election Day calling allies, tweeting endorsements and following news coverage, after concluding a six-day rally blitz in Missouri late Monday. Trump packed his closing argument with hardline immigration rhetoric and harsh attacks on Democrats as he stared down the prospect of Republican losses that could shadow his presidency.
"Everything we have achieved is at stake," he said. "Because they can take it apart just as fast as we built it."
Faced with the possibility of keeping the Senate but losing the House,...
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