Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters

President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov.

Key points

• He visited Mississippi on Monday and Texas on Tuesday, and intends to be in South Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Iowa over the next few days.
• Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to be in North Carolina, where Republicans have been pessimistic regarding retaining a Senate seat.

President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. While former President Barack Obama is due to rally Democrats in Georgia, 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday.

With less than a week until Election Day, Trump is keeping his focus on states that he won handily two years ago as Americans confront record fuel rates, rising costs and an unpopular war in Iran.

Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to be in North Carolina, where Republicans have been pessimistic regarding retaining a Senate seat. Former national party chair Michael Whatley faces Democrat Roy Cooper, a former governor, in the race to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis.

Trump's stops in the closing stretch of the campaign reflect Republicans' defensive posture as the party's finances – and the president's signature super PAC, MAGA Inc. – have supported sustain candidates. He visited Mississippi on Monday and Texas on Tuesday, and intends to be in South Carolina, Florida, Kansas and Iowa over the next few days.

For now, trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.