Trump’s USA

The US Midterm Elections
Dissatisfaction with Trump leveraged in debates: "He does whatever he says"

On Thursday evening, three heated debates took place between Senate candidates in the key states of Maine, Michigan, and Georgia, the *New York Times* reports.

Among other exchanges, Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed called his Republican opponent Mike Rogers "a warmonger," prompting Rogers to attempt to draw links between El-Sayed and the terrorist groups Al-Qaeda and Hamas.

"Rogers is desperate," El-Sayed replied.

In Maine, Republican Senator Susan Collins demanded a public apology after Democrat Troy Jackson accused her of profiting from the Iraq War.

A common theme across all the debates was the Democratic candidates' attempts to link their opponents to the policies of President Donald Trump, which have become increasingly unpopular among voters.

"Whatever Donald Trump says, Mike Collins does. It doesn't matter what it is. He doesn't think for himself," said Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia.

The President’s team
Sources: Conservative figure to become Trump’s new press secretary

Conservative commentator Katie Zacharia is set to become the White House's new press secretary following Karoline Leavitt's departure from the role. This is according to two sources familiar with the matter speaking to the *New York Times*.

Zacharia serves as a communications advisor for the company that owns Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social.

She previously worked as a spokesperson for then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, though that tenure was short-lived.