▲ U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at a rally in South Carolina
U.S. President Donald Trump continued his regional campaign trail on the 29th local time, five days ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, claiming that election polls showing disadvantages for the Republican Party are fabricated.
During a campaign speech in South Carolina that day, President Trump said, "They (polling agencies) didn't conduct a survey; they just made up the numbers."
He also stated that the poll results released in the media are "not real, completely fake," adding, "They say they have pollsters across the country, but in reality, there's no one. It's just someone with a big bank account sitting at a desk."
President Trump emphasized, "I don't believe in polls, because I think the real poll is Election Day."
At a rally packed with his supporters, President Trump asked if anyone had ever responded to a poll, saying, "I have never seen a single Republican who has."
This is interpreted as a strong denial of polling results indicating that his approval ratings have hit record lows, that the Republicans are poised to lose their House majority to the Democrats, and that even the Senate is in jeopardy. At the same time, it is seen as a message encouraging Republican supporters, who might be discouraged by the polls and give up voting, to make sure they cast their ballots.
President Trump's visit to South Carolina that day was to support Darlene Graham, the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
It marks his return to South Carolina just eight days after his previous visit on the 21st.
This is because even this Republican stronghold, known as the Deep South, has seen candidate Graham facing a fierce chase from Democratic candidate Annie Andrews, making victory uncertain.
President Trump slandered Democratic candidate Andrews as an "advocate for child sex changes" while continuing his attacks on Democratic Senate candidates in other battleground states.
Regarding Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate in Michigan, President Trump claimed, "He is clearly a member of the Muslim Brotherhood," and said that Black or Jewish voters casting their ballots for him are "crazy."
As for James Talarico, a candidate in Texas, he referred to him as "Talafreak," combining his last name with "freak," and said, "He is running in Texas yet wants neither meat, oil, nor guns."
Directing his remarks at Mary Peltola in Alaska, who has been pointed to as the mastermind behind a "same-name candidate" scheme, he argued that she should be removed from the ballot and prosecuted, claiming, "What they did was a conspiracy and a criminal act."
Furthermore, promoting his tariff policy, President Trump addressed the trade war with Canada, which has recently caused his approval ratings to drop, stating, "Last year we lost 90 billion dollars because of Canada," and adding, "When we slapped tariffs on them, recently they've been treating us extremely nicely."
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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