WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump closed his midterm campaign with a final public speech in Washington, D.C., according to Fox News. The network described the campaign as a whirlwind effort made up of weeks of rallies, celebrity appearances and memorable moments on the road, and said the closing event was staged on a historic stage before Election Day.
BBC News reported that the speech, delivered at the Reflecting Pool, was the president's last public speech before the midterm elections. In its video report, the broadcaster said Trump targeted midterm voters and gave a detailed recounting of the troubled renovation of the Washington landmark.
The summaries of the Fox News and BBC News reports did not give further detail on the speech, its audience or the reaction to it.
A commentary by Mohamad Bazzi in The Guardian asked whether Trump would resume a large-scale war against Iran after the midterm elections. The Guardian said reports had suggested a vulnerable president could start a new bombing campaign, and that officials had leaked plans for a new round of joint US-Israeli military strikes that would target Iran's underground nuclear. The summary of the column ends at that point. The commentary said such a campaign would not bring a deal any closer.
The commentary said the question had loomed over the campaign for weeks. The three sources cover different subjects, and none of the summaries reports a decision by Trump on Iran.
Sources: Fox News: Trump takes midterm campaign blitz to historic stage for grand finale before Election Day; BBC News: Watch: Trump targets midterm voters with final campaign speech at Reflecting Pool; The Guardian: Will Trump relaunch his war on Iran after the midterm elections? | Mohamad Bazzi.