Republicans distance themselves from Trump ahead of midterms

Sep 29, 2026

Republicans in safe seats are scrubbing Trump from their campaign websites, a bad sign for the party heading into the elections.

  • Florida governor candidate Byron Donalds and Kentucky Senate candidate Andy Barr both quietly removed Trump references from their sites.
  • Congresswoman Maria Salazar is now running ads saying immigration raids went too far, after Cuban-American supporters saw relatives detained and deported.
  • Trump hit back with a long Truth Social post calling the reports fake and insisting MAGA voters are closer to him than ever.
  • He is sitting on about $400 million in super PAC money and has spent almost none of it helping Republican candidates.
  • A fresh migrant caravan story is getting heavy Fox News play, and even Marjorie Taylor Greene called it an election-timed scare tactic.

Outlook: Expect Republicans to keep campaigning at arm's length from Trump while he demands credit, and the party to burn money defending seats it thought were safe.

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