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President Donald Trump's approval ratings are at record lows, and polls for Congressional Republicans are bad, but on the now-frequent Air Force One campaign trips, the party is going strong.
In the expansive lounge area on the new Qatari-donated Air Force One, the energy is high as Trump staffers and members of Congress and their spouses snap selfies and engage with celebrity guests on the plane while waiting for the president to arrive.
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president → take → plane
'It's definitely a party vibe,' one guest of the president told the Daily Mail after a campaign trip aboard Air Force One.
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guest → tell → One
Trump has held 26 rallies in just 23 days, crisscrossing states he won in 2024 in a last-ditch bid to rescue flagging Republican candidates.
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he → hold → candidates
The party kicks into gear when Trump boards with his inner circle of Natalie Harp, Dan Scavino, Margo Martin and Steven Cheung, plus aides Walt Nauta and Chris Ambrosini.
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Trump → kick → Harp
Chief of Staff Susie Wiles joins on occasion, and is getting the old campaign band back together.
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band → join → occasion
Former campaign officials Johnny DeStefano, Danielle Alvarez, Alex Bruesewitz and Jason Miller have all rejoined as special government employees.
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officials → rejoin → employees
Trump's close advisors feel like if Republican members of Congress lose they only have themselves to blame.
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they → feel → themselves
'The president can only do so much,' one Trump political advisor told the Daily Mail.
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advisor → do → Mail
'If we do fall short in the midterms, it's not because of the president's lack of trying or lack of effort.'
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it → fall → effort
Rapper Nicki Minaj steps off Air Force One after traveling with President Donald Trump to Michigan
Trump is greeted by country music singer Jason Aldean and his wife Brittany after stepping off of Air Force One on October 24, 2026 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
President Donald Trump walks from Marine One with boxer Mike Tyson and President of the New York Yankees Randy Levine
President Donald Trump points to NASCAR legend Richard Petty as he exits Air Force One in North Carolina
Trump is betting on star power and pure spectacle in the final run-up to Election Day.
In the last month, legendary boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, have been spotted on the plane as well as
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boxers → step → plane
The president's top celebrity endorser Nicki Minaj also dazzled Trump supporters on a campaign event to Michigan last weekend, as the president's comments about her 'a**' made headlines.
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comments → dazzle → headlines
Former college football star Johnny Manziel and two-time NFL Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola also joined the president for a campaign to Texas.
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Manziel → join → Texas
Country music star Jason Aldean appeared at a Trump rally in Georgia.
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Aldean → appear → Georgia
Trump's celebrity blitz is generating plenty of buzz on social media, but it is doing little to calm Republican insiders, who say the president is ignoring the political reality facing the party.
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president → generate → party
The Daily Mail's midterms power polling average, an analysis of polling averages, shows Democrats capturing over 51 percent of the support compared to Republicans at 43 percent.
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Democrats → show → percent
Former Kansas Republican governor Bill Graves told CNN that Trump's rallies were 'the freak show at the carnival', and attacked the president's 'infatuation with his own self'.
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rallies → tell → self
'It's always very entertaining,' he said, 'but whether or not it translates into increased voter turnout on behalf of Roger Marshall … is hard to be believed.
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translates → say → Marshall
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The rallies have done nothing to lift Trump's approval ratings, which remain stubbornly low.
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which → do → ratings
Midterms are decided by the president's approval numbers and economic sentiment, and both of those are absolutely atrocious,' a Republican campaign leadership aide told the Daily Mail.
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aide → decide → Mail
A second Republican strategist said efforts to get Trump to focus on affordability and gas prices had fallen flat.
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Trump → say → affordability
Republicans should have been pushing back a little bit on him, but they're all afraid.
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they → push → him
On Thursday, Trump abruptly cancelled weekend trips to Kansas and Iowa, two of the toss-up states.
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Trump → cancel → states
He reinstated them less than 24 hours later, after a backlash in the media.
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He → reinstate → media
With time running out, lawmakers and staff aboard Air Force One are making memories while they can.
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they → run → memories
Trump greets every guest when he boards, shaking hands, posing for photos and often giving a quick tour of the plane.
'It's an exciting environment,' a senior White House official told the Daily Mail.
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official → greet → Mail
'Everyone is super-jazzed.
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Everyone → jazz → ?
President Donald Trump speaks with NFL football player Todd Gurley as he exits Air Force One in Georgia
Donald Trump snaps a picture in The Beast presidential limo with NASCAR driver Danica Patrick
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and NASCAR driver Danica Patrick during a rally
After urging everyone to enjoy themselves, he retreats to his office for last-minute calls and meetings.
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he → speak → calls
White House chefs now serve meals that typically reflect the cuisine of the destination, one traveller said.
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traveller → serve → destination
Trump also hands out a steady supply of sweets, including presidential M&M's, Hershey's Kisses and Starbursts, which guests keep as souvenirs.
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guests → hand → souvenirs
On the outbound flight, Trump works on his speech with speechwriter Ross Worthington and goes over the latest numbers with White House political advisers Matt Brasseaux and Richard Walters.
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Trump → work → Brasseaux
Outside adviser James Blair, who left the White House in April to focus on the midterms, is back in the fold and working 'hand in glove' with Brasseaux, an official said.
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official → leave → Brasseaux
His return comes after Trump threatened to fire him when he and fellow adviser Chris LaCivita were caught travelling to the Balkans to advise on a foreign campaign.
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he → come → campaign
The president was reportedly placated when the pair donated their fees to his presidential library.
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Trump remains dismissive of public polling, but he is closely tracking voter registration margins and early returns.
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he → remain → margins
'He's thinking about it holistically,' said an official familiar with his thinking.
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official → think → thinking
'He's focused on winning the midterms.
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He → focus → midterms
We're all in this boat together, rowing in the same direction.'
When candidates travel with him, Trump meets with them privately to discuss their races.
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Trump → row → races
The burst of energy has surprised Republican lawmakers, who grumbled privately for most of 2026 that Trump had no appetite for the campaign trail.
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Trump → surprise → trail
He has now held 26 rallies in 23 days, almost all in states he won in 2024.
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he → hold → 2024
Former professional boxer Floyd Mayweather appears with Trump staffers during an Air Force One trip
Rapper Nicki Minaj on Air Force One with Trump communications director Steven Cheung
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the press before boarding Air Force One
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been conspicuously absent from the trips.
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Thune → appear → trips
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