ESTERO, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's final rally blitz before the midterm elections (all times local):
7:50 p.m.
President Donald Trump is criticizing news reports of his trip to Pittsburgh to mourn the lives of 11 people gunned down in a synagogue.
Trump claimed Wednesday at a rally in Florida that any protests in Pennsylvania were small and far away from where he was.
A small group of protesters was in earshot of Trump as he visited a memorial outside of the Tree of Life synagogue, and hundreds more were kept blocks away by police.
The demonstrators chanted "Words matter" and "Trump, go home!" amid accusations from some that the president has at times been slow to condemn extremists. Some community leaders had asked Trump not to make the trip.
The president said Wednesday that the Trump movement is about love for fellow Americans but that the "fake" media is doing everything it can to "push people apart."
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2:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump is kicking off a final rally blitz with just days to go before midterm elections that will determine whether Republicans retain control of Congress.
He's attending 11 rallies across eight states over the next six days.
The final push begins Wednesday night in Estero, just outside Fort Myers, in Florida, where Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is being challenged by Republican Gov. Rick Scott. In addition, Democrat Andrew Gillum and Republican Ron DeSantis are locked in a tight race to replace Scott as governor.
Trump will also be visiting Pensacola in Florida as part of the sprint. He has scheduled two rallies each in Indiana and Missouri, plus stops in Tennessee, Georgia, Ohio, Montana and West Virginia. It's all aimed at countering Democratic enthusiasm heading into Tuesday's vote.
