Trump says 'two maniacs' stopped GOP 'momentum' ahead of midterms

Donald Trump.
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During a rally in Missouri on Thursday night, President Trump said last week's murder of 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue and the mailing of explosives to several prominent Democrats had hit Republicans hard before the midterm elections.

"We did have two maniacs stop a momentum that was incredible, because for seven days nobody talked about the elections," he said. "It stopped a tremendous momentum." The most important thing, he added, is "to take care of our people, and we don't care about momentum when it comes to a disgrace like just happened to our country. But it did nevertheless stop a certain momentum, and now the momentum is picking up."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.