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Trump heads to unlikely battleground as GOP fights to hold Senate

Trump has been stumping for Republicans ahead of the midterms, promising a one hundred million dollar Defense Department investment in Kentucky if the GOP keeps Congress.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on BBN This Morning
Published 8:01 AM ET, Monday, October 19, 2026

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First reported by Fox News: “Trump heads to unlikely battleground as GOP fights to hold Senate and more top headlines”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 8:01 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Senate, GOP, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Trump attacks judge over golf course; midterm control; Saudi Arabia (October 19).

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn other news, President Trump is campaigning for Republicans as the party fights to hold the Senate.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIn Kentucky on the seventeenth he promised a one hundred million dollar Defense Department investment if the GOP keeps Congress.

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