(The Center Square) – With two weeks left until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump and his administration are hitting the campaign trail hard, shifting focus from some domestic issues to riots in Western Europe.
The Center Square traveled with Trump to Wichita, Kan., on Monday as he crisscrosses the country, holding rallies in traditionally red states every night this week.
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