11 Hours with Trump: What We Saw in the Field at Seven Rallies in Seven Days

Wall Street Journal reporters accompanied Trump to seven rallies in seven states in one week, where he spoke for over 11 hours. The tour aimed to encourage his supporters to go to the polls in the midterm elections, amid forecasts of a Republican loss.

Wall Street Journal reporters accompanied U.S. President Donald Trump to seven election rallies in seven states within a week, where he spoke for more than 11 hours. The rally tour was intended to encourage Trump supporters to go to the polls in the midterm elections, thereby reducing the expected Republican losses. Most analysts estimate that the Republicans will lose control of the House of Representatives, and possibly the Senate as well. The rallies are held mainly in states identified with Republicans, and the strategy is similar to the one that brought Trump back to the White House in 2024: focusing on the MAGA base. However, some Republicans fear that the show will actually encourage Democrats to come out and vote. The article describes the atmosphere at the rallies, Trump's improvisations, and the reactions of the crowd and protesters.