Trump admits poor popularity, but relies on his own appeal in midterms

A good month before the important parliamentary elections, US President Donald Trump has made it clear that he seems to be aware of his long-standing poor popularity ratings.

As usual, he praised his own politics in front of employees of a truck manufacturer in Denton, Texas, and then emphasized that the only thing that was going badly was public relations. You do “phenomenal work,” but you might not sell it well.

On November 3rd, Americans will re-elect around a third of the senators and the entire House of Representatives in the midterm elections. Trump's Republicans currently hold a slim majority in both chambers of Congress. However, according to surveys, his policies are unpopular, among other things after the fuel price increases as a result of the Iran war.

Democrats can have hope for the House of Representatives

The Democrats can hope to at least take back the House of Representatives. If they succeed, they could, among other things, block Trump's legislative initiatives and initiate investigations. (The Republican majority in the Senate and House of Representatives will be at stake on November 3rd. Follow the key races and current polls here.)

Despite his poor popularity ratings, the US President has repeatedly declared the midterm elections to be a vote about himself. “Please act as if I were running,” he called on his supporters at the Republican Party Convention in Dallas a few weeks ago. The US President continues to rely on his charisma and hopes to mobilize his supporters to vote even if he himself is not on the ballot.