Trump warns 'blue wave' would bring 'crime and open borders' [View all]
Source: Politico
By STEPHANIE MURRAY 08/21/2018 07:43 AM EDT
President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the so-called "blue wave" of Democratic victories forecasted by many for November's midterm elections would portend "crime and open borders," while a strong GOP showing would bring about "safety and strength."
Trump has long predicted that November's midterms will deliver a "red wave" of Republican victories, shielding or perhaps bolstering GOP majorities in both houses of Congress. The president's forecast goes against those of many political prognosticators, who have predicted a weaker year for Republicans, in part because the party in control of the White House often struggles in midterm elections and in part because of the president's poor poll numbers.
Still, the president has insisted that those predicting doom and gloom for the GOP are wrong, just as they were in the days and weeks leading up to the 2016 election, which he was widely expected to lose by a wide margin.
"A Blue Wave means Crime and Open Borders. A Red Wave means Safety and Strength!" Trump wrote on Twitter Tuesday.
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