Trump continues campaign trail in North Carolina for midterm elections

President Trump is in North Carolina tonight trying to energize Republicans in a state where the GOP Senate candidate is fighting to gain ground with voters. It's one of many states right now that Trump is visiting this week as part of his midterm campaign blitz. And Fox's Chelsea Torres is live in Greenville, North Carolina. So Chelsea, President Trump is pledging to spend heavily across the country for these midterm elections. What is his specific focus tonight? Sure. Hi, Kelsey. Well, for tonight, he already plans to speak about how his administration has driven down crime. One of the main talking points for the former RNC chair, Michael Wadley, who's running in the Senate race here against the former governor and Democratic candidate, Roy Cooper. But that's been one of the main talking points for them. Not only that, but also just the manufacturing boom and bigger paychecks for seniors and hard and working Americans here in the North Carolina. But I will tell you also, Kelsey is that President Trump announced earlier today that he's investing so much not just his time but also his money. He says by the time election day comes he will have spent more than 400 million dollars just for this entire campaign blitz that he's been doing for Republican candidates. That includes advertising, that includes get out the vote programs and of course a lot of rallies that will be seen here in about 30 minutes at the Pitt Greenville Airport. Kelsey? So Chelsea we've seen recent polling showing former Governor Roy Cooper with a double digit lead and our own power rankings show Republican support slipping among rural voters. So how's the Trump campaign addressing those numbers as well? Yeah, definitely. I mean, that's kind of why he's here today, right, is this is more of a rural area of eastern North Carolina. But even Vice President J.D. Vance was just in the western part of the state last night talking to rural voters in Hendersonville, again, stumping for these Republican voters. And one thing that we've seen in the Fox News power rankings is that rural voters right now, less than half of them actually feel that they will vote for a GOP candidate come November. So this really is the last push that not just President Trump and J.D. Vance, but the entire cabinet of the Trump administration is trying to push right now ahead of midterms. And so Chelsea, early voting just started in the Tar Heel State last week. What are the turnout numbers looking like so far? Yeah, it's been interesting. The first day, really, they saw a surge well over 40%. And as of today, those voters are not slowing down. The North Carolina Board of Elections has seen a 30% increase in voters heading to the polls compared to this time back in 2022. And Chelsea, I want to mention it's not just here in North Carolina that these Board of Elections are seeing early voter surge, but also in South Carolina and even Ohio. When I was on the ground there just a couple weeks ago talking to people, they said that this is the biggest turnout that they've seen in years. And we know it'll be busy from now until election day. So where's the president headed next? So his next stop will be South Carolina. He'll be in Clemson tomorrow night. After that, he'll be in Iowa on Thursday, Georgia on Friday, Saturday. I might have gotten that wrong. Chelsea, I might have those dates a little wrong. But yes, I don't even know what today is. Today is Tuesday. So then Wednesday, he's in South Carolina, Thursday, Iowa. Yes, we have the map actually. And then he'll be in Georgia on Saturday. Okay, good. Chelsea, you're covered because we have a map right in front of us that shows the dates, and it is a busy time of year in trying to keep track of all these candidates. We totally get it, and it's a busy schedule. We can basically say they're going to be all over the place for the next two weeks. All right, Chelsea Torres in North Carolina tonight. Yes. Thanks. I'm with Chelsea. Thank you. I'm like, what day is today? No, you handled it though, girlfriend. All right, let's talk. Let's go.