Trump Rushes to Battleground States, Raising Election Fraud Claims Again

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With six days left until the midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump is visiting key swing states where he trails in the polls. As defeat in the House of Representatives appears increasingly likely, winning competitive regions like Alaska and Ohio is crucial if he is to hold onto the Senate.

Correspondent Lee Hanseok reports from the campaign trail in Ohio.

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Amid the roaring cheers of supporters filling the venue, U.S. President Donald Trump took the stage.

Visiting Ohio, a battleground in the Rust Belt, six days ahead of the midterm elections, he sharpens his attacks by claiming that the Democrats are plotting a rigged election.

[Donald Trump / U.S. President: They don't want voter ID. Why? Because they want to cheat. They even refuse proof of citizenship. They are trying to rig the election.]

Supporters strongly backed his hardline policies, including closing the border and deporting undocumented immigrants.

[Cane / Republican Supporter: The previous administration let in millions of illegal immigrants. But President Trump closed the border and is sending them back.]

In Ohio, a traditional Republican stronghold, the race has tilted further against the party after the Republican gubernatorial candidate's camp faced backlash for dragging the Democratic candidate's mother into a TV commercial.

On the ground, there is also considerable cold criticism directed at the pressure placed on allies.

[Peter / Democratic Supporter: The way President Trump treats close allies like South Korea is terrible. It is neither right nor fair.]

With the defense of the House in jeopardy, Trump is pressing ahead with a grueling campaign schedule, zeroing in only on Senate battlegrounds like Texas and Ohio.

If they lose just one or two seats in the Senate, the 50-seat majority threshold will collapse, potentially paralyzing the second term of the Trump administration.

It is an all-out final sprint with the fate of the administration on the line.

The balance of this massive political showdown is swaying right here in the heart of the Rust Belt.

(Video by Park Eun-ha | Video Editing by Kim Byung-jik)
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