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Trump to Address Nation Tuesday After Approval Drops

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 2:18 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation at a daylong event in Washington’s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Tuesday.
He will hold rallies Thursday in Durant, Oklahoma, and Friday in Mobile, Alabama, to support Republican candidates before the midterms.
The Economist’s YouGov tracker shows his net approval rating fell to –26, with 35% approving and 61% disapproving.

History

Historical Context

November 1994 saw Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America deliver a 54-seat House swing and eight Senate pickups, giving Republicans their first House majority since 1952 and control of Congress in January 1995. Today former President Donald Trump is using the same national-rally formula, speaking at Washington’s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium and touring Durant, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama, to lift GOP candidates before the 2024 midterms.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump will address the nation at a daylong event in Washington’s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Tuesday.
He will hold rallies Thursday in Durant, Oklahoma, and Friday in Mobile, Alabama, to support Republican candidates before the midterms.
The Economist’s YouGov tracker shows his net approval rating fell to –26, with 35% approving and 61% disapproving.

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