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Trump recycles ‘Dumocrats’ attacks at Kentucky rally but is privately ‘blaming aides’ for gloomy midterms outlook

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‘The Republican Party is starting to look pretty good,’ Trump told supporters as polls suggest a potential midterm blue wave

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All three outlets center Trump’s Kentucky rally and his boast that he can “do stuff that is unbelievable,” but they frame the event differently. The Associated Press foregrounds his comments about his power and the rally’s role in boosting Republican turnout, while CBS News separately leads with the broader campaign context and Trump’s 13th rally in the last month. The Independent is the outlier, using the rally to highlight his “Dumocrats” attack and, in its extract, only it mentions private blame of aides and gloomy midterms outlook.

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