Trump makes Manchin top target for midterms
By Alexander Bolton - 05/17/18 06:00 AM EDT
President Trump is making Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) a top target this fall, underlining his drive to protect the GOP’s Senate majority even it if means going after a relatively friendly Democrat.
Trump told Republican senators in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that he plans to spend significant time campaigning against Manchin, who represents a state won by the president over Hillary Clinton by 42 points.
One GOP senator said Trump promised to visit the state “several times.â€
The president touted his popularity in Manchin’s state, even joking about moving there if he loses reelection in 2020.
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