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Why Trump supporters see the president as their midterms closer
Behind MAGA’s belief that Republicans will pull off an upset in the midterms is the idea that President Trump is a closer — the person who can step in at the last minute and fire up his supporters. Conservative radio host John Fredericks explains why to Vox’s Astead Herndon.
What the coverage shows
The coverage converges on Trump and the midterms, but the framing differs sharply. The Independent leads with a former Trump official’s account of Trump’s fury after the 2018 losses and a separate item on a White House message, while ABC News foregrounds Trump saying he was “a little bit surprised” by the results. Vox is different again, using the midterms to explore why Trump supporters see him as a last-minute “closer,” based on an interview with John Fredericks.
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