Who’s on Air Force One? Trump’s midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and aging athletes

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) – President Donald Trump has clocked regarding 70 hours aboard Air Force One so far this month, racing from rally to rally throughout the United States to try to bolster his Republican Party in the midterm elections.

Key points

• "It can say what his priorities are, " remarked David Cohen, a professor of political science at the University of Akron.
• Additionally along for the ride: an entourage ranging from aging boxing champions to Cabinet members to relatively unknown aides who assist craft Trump's words and ideas.
• Here's a look at who has had access to power in the confines of Trump's plane this month.

What happened

Additionally along for the ride: an entourage ranging from aging boxing champions to Cabinet members to relatively unknown aides who assist craft Trump's words and ideas. The passenger list for Trump's marathon through the sky signals who has the ear of the president.

"It can say what his priorities are, " remarked David Cohen, a professor of political science at the University of Akron. "Who he surrounds himself with are the individuals he is going to be listening to. They're the ones who are going to be whispering in his ear and talking softly in private quarters to the president of the United States."

The bottom line

In short, whos on Air Force One? Trumps midterms entourage includes strategists, aides and is the central thread here, and readers can expect follow-up reporting as the picture becomes clearer.