“We are not looking to have a jihadist in the Senate”: Donald Trump tries one last time to mobilize on the eve of crucial elections

“When you vote, remember that a party that hates America cannot be allowed to govern the people who built our country.” Donald Trump tried one last time on Monday to mobilize his troops before Tuesday's legislative elections. These will be the most important “of our lives”, according to him, and could see a Democratic wave sweep through Congress.

In a strange and disjointed speech, delivered in front of a huge Washington basin whose extremely laborious renovation he oversaw, the American president described the opposition candidates as “extremist” and “dangerous.”

“But we must keep our Congress strong, free,” pleaded the American president before adding: “There is something very pleasant in that, like a slice of apple pie.” Donald Trump then outlined his arguments to defend the Republican candidates. “We are not looking to have a jihadist in the Senate,” he cited for example. Then the 80-year-old accused “the very, very corrupt Democratic Party” and touted its record:

“we won the war in Venezuela in one day”, “we also have Greenland now”..

“I kept more promises than I made,” said the Republican, whom the Americans, according to polls, criticize on the contrary for not having lowered the cost of living and for having launched a war in Iran, contradicting the commitments of his presidential campaign.