Trump kicks off his midterm campaign and warns of a 'depression' if Democrats win

Donald Trump entered the final stretch of the campaign with events in Texas and Oklahoma. With just over a month to go before the midterm elections, the president promoted his economic agenda and endorsed Republican candidates in key races.

The president's schedule included a stop at a truck manufacturing plant in Denton, Texas, and an evening rally in Durant, Oklahoma. At both events, the Republican highlighted the impact of his economic policies and warned of grave danger if Democrats gain control of Congress after November 3.

"If the Democrats get in, we will end up in a financial depression. We will go into a depression the likes of which we've never seen before. It'll be 1929 — that's my opinion. They're grossly incompetent. They have no idea what they're doing," he said upon arriving in Denton, accompanied by a group of Republican lawmakers. Among them were Senator Ted Cruz and Congressmen Ronny Jackson and Brandon Gill.

In Denton, Trump also spoke at the Peterbilt Motors facility, where he celebrated the company's addition of 1,000 factory jobs. "For decades, every other President let other nations flood our markets with shoddy and substandard foreign goods. They destroyed American manufacturing and they destroyed your way of life — but not anymore," he added.

The event was also attended by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for the Senate in November. Trump highlighted his work as attorney general and harshly criticized his Democratic opponent, James Talarico.

Trump and a delayed event in Oklahoma

Although the event was originally scheduled for 6 p.m., bad weather delayed the president's arrival at the Choctaw Event Center in Durant, Oklahoma. Trump won all 77 counties in Oklahoma in the 2024 presidential election, and this was his first official visit to the state in six years. Before his arrival, Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin spoke.

There, Trump highlighted the southern border closure and the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill, also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts.

"We inherited the worst border in American history — and we turned it into the strongest and most secure border in history. In the past 17 months, zero illegals have been admitted to the United States," the president said.

"In two years, we achieved the largest drop in violent crime ever recorded. The murder rate is at the lowest level in 125 years. Thanks to Republicans, we passed the largest tax cuts in history — No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, and No Tax on Social Security for our great Seniors," he declared.