VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-28
“So what I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot … So just say that I’m on the ballot one more time. You got to say it.”
Donald Trump · said 2026-08-21 · reported 2026-08-28
Trump called on the crowd at a South Carolina rally to pretend he was on the midterm ballot.
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