From the Right · Watch · November 2, 2026
Nov 2 · On the eve of the midterms, President Trump tells the New York Post's Pod Force One he has never worked a midterm like this one, as The Bulwark's Penn Barker answers his claim that he could have won the Vietnam War in a week
New York Post: President Trump reflected on his final rallies ahead of the 2026 midterms in this election-eve exclusive episode of "Pod Force One" with @mirandadevine. "There's never been anything like it in political history." Subscribe here:
Grade C (76/100). Trump tells Miranda Devine he has done about 28 rallies, that presidents don't do well at midterms and that he has never worked a midterm like this one
C: Mixes in the reporter's opinion.
- Adds the reporter's own opinion or claims as fact (minus 24 points): [0:00] 'I haven't seen a president work as hard as you have been' (host Miranda Devine's own unsourced claim, put to Trump as a question)
Splits: Trump tells Miranda Devine he has done about 28 rallies, that presidents don't do well at midterms and that he has never worked a midterm like this one
Same story: The Bulwark, Reuters
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