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The former president talked at length about the ongoing investigations into his own conduct since leaving office, including the seizure of classified documents from his Mar-a-Lago residence.
Ohio GOP Senate candidate J.D. Vance speaks as former President Donald Trump looks on at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. | Tom E. Puskar/AP Photo
By Craig Howie
09/17/2022 10:18 PM EDT
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Former President Donald Trump on Saturday rallied for J.D. Vance in the key battleground state of Ohio, seeking to shore up his standing among Republicans with primary season over and a slew of candidates tacking to the middle ahead of the November midterms.
After hailing Vance as an “incredible patriot who will take the fight to Biden and the radical left media every day,” the former president quickly went on the offensive over reporting Saturday that Republican Senate candidates were trying to keep the former president at arm’s length.
Vance “is kissing my ass,” Trump said, before touting his own support in the state he won by 8 points over Joe Biden in 2020. Trump also rallied for Vance in Ohio’s Delaware County in April.