With the November 3 midterm elections now just under two weeks away, President Trump kept up a busy campaign pace on Wednesday, mixing official White House business with another evening rally.
The president's public schedule for the day began with executive time and an in-town pool call in the morning, followed by a policy meeting at the White House and a roundtable session in the early afternoon. By evening, he was scheduled to travel to Pendleton, South Carolina, for a political rally at the T. Ed Garrison Arena, with a stop in nearby Clemson also on the itinerary. The Pendleton rally followed a similar event a day earlier in Sioux City, Iowa, continuing a pattern of the president holding rallies in different states as both parties compete for control of Congress in the upcoming elections.
The rallies come at a moment when the White House is also managing a crowded set of other issues, from the ongoing military engagement involving Iran in the Middle East to trade negotiations with India and the run-up to the Federal Reserve's October 28 interest-rate decision. Earlier in the week, the president held a Rose Garden lunch and an Oval Office meeting, and he separately presented a $10,000 check to a YouTube creator whose video on alleged misuse of taxpayer funds helped prompt a new federal program rewarding tips on government fraud.
Campaign events like Wednesday's rally have become a regular feature of the president's schedule as the midterms approach, part of an effort by the White House to shape turnout and messaging in competitive states and districts in the final weeks before voters go to the polls.
With the midterms two weeks away, expect the president's travel schedule to remain heavy with rallies in swing states and districts, alongside the ordinary business of the White House.
When are the midterm elections?
They are scheduled for November 3, 2026.
Where has the president been campaigning this week?
Recent stops have included Sioux City, Iowa, and Pendleton, South Carolina, with a related visit to Clemson, South Carolina.