10/11/2018

ELECTION/GOP/HURRICANE/PENNSYLVANIA/RALLY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As Hurricane Michael pounded Florida, President Donald Trump took shelter at a campaign event in Pennsylvania, where he sought to boost Republicans before the midterms. Trump acknowledged the hurricane at the top of his rally Wednesday [10-9-18] night in Erie, offering his ‘thoughts and prayers’ to those in the storm’s path and promising to “spare no effort” in the response. He promised to travel to Florida ‘very shortly.’ He added: ‘We will always pull through. … We will always be successful at what we do.’ Then Trump turned back to politics. With weeks to go before the critical November elections, Trump and his fellow Republicans are engaged in an all-out midterms blitz. They have been invigorated by the successful nomination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and are seeking to use the contentious moment to unify the GOP and stave off Democratic energy at the polls.”

The Associated Press, “Trump Prays for Hurricane Victims, Criticizes Democrats,” The New York Times online, October 11, 2018