Trump visits Pennsylvania Mack Truck facility in pre-midterms push | News

The trip to Macungie, in the Allentown suburbs, came as Trump works to put the conflict – and the higher gasoline prices it caused – in the rearview mirror as the November midterm elections draw closer.

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