President Trump has made a last-minute rally push Monday night for Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, a strong ally who is facing a tough fight in Tuesday's election against Democrat Andy Beshear, the state's attorney general.
Seated behind Trump, in view of the television cameras, was a large group of supporters in white t-shirts that said"read the transcript" — a reference to the president's call with Ukraine's leader, which Trump has called"perfect," but which Democrats charge reveals a quid pro quo over military assistance to that country.
With less than a year to go before his own re-election, Trump is looking to take credit for as many victories around the country as possible — even in states where the GOP should win easily — to show he is still a potent political force despite the headlines surrounding impeachment, a White House official said.
Trump, who on the campaign trail often glosses over the candidate he's there to support in lieu of his own agenda, laid into Bevin's opponent, saying Beshear would take a"wrecking ball" ball to the state's economy and be"too dangerous" for Kentucky. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who Trump turned the mic over to at one point, drew some of the loudest cheers of the night when he called on the media to out the whistleblower who raised concern about Trump's Ukraine phone call.
"Do your job and print his name," Paul said of the media to cheers from the crowd and praise from Trump, who called the senator's remarks"excellent."
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