VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-09-05
“What I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,”
Donald Trump · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-05
Trump urged rallygoers in South Carolina to act as if he were on the ballot ahead of the midterm elections.
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