Trump touts Pennsylvania GOP candidate Saccone as a 'great guy' as special election looms
In a sign that he is eager to involve himself in the coming 2018 midterm elections   President Donald Trump  spoke today in southwestern Pennsylvania in the midst of a special election that could test his support in the same working class areas that propelled him to the presidency.
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 Trump  gave a speech touting the recently passed tax reform bill and the economy at the H&K Equipment Company in Coraopolis  Pennsylvania  located in the stateâs vacant 18th congressional district  which was held by Republican Tim Murphy until he was forced to resign after an embarrassing scandal.
Speaking to reporters prior to his speech   Trump  had kind words for State Representative Rick Saccone  a former military intelligence officer  who is taking on Democrat Conor Lamb  a former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran.
"Rick is a great guy  " Trump  said  adding that he plans to return to the district before the March 13 special election to campaign for Saccone.
"I'll be back for Rick  and we're going to fill up a stadium and we're going to do something really special for Rick. I look forward to it "  Trump  said.
âI am going to spend probably four or five days a week helping people because we need more Republicans â  President Trump  told Reuters in an interview Wednesday  âI will be very much involved with - beyond the primaries - with the election itself  very very much.â
Lamb faces an uphill battle in Pennsylvaniaâs 18th district  which is tucked in the stateâs southwestern corner. The district voted for  President Trump  by nearly 20 points in the 2016 presidential election  and had been represented by Murphy since 2003.
The Democratâs campaign released its first television advertisement Thursday  which highlights Lambâs military and legal experience  and also re-iterates  his  call for new congressional leadership in both parties.
 The president âs visit comes as Republican anxiety about the 2018 midterms is only increasing  as Democrats are looking to seize on the momentum from recent victories in redder parts of the country like Alabama  where last month a Democrat was elected to the U.S. Senate for the first time in over two decades.
In a sign that he is eager to involve himself in the coming 2018 midterm elections    [TGT] spoke today in southwestern Pennsylvania in the midst of a special election that could test his support in the same working class areas that propelled him to the presidency.
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 Trump  gave a speech touting the recently passed tax reform bill and the economy at the H&K Equipment Company in Coraopolis  Pennsylvania  located in the stateâs vacant 18th congressional district  which was held by Republican Tim Murphy until he was forced to resign after an embarrassing scandal.
Speaking to reporters prior to his speech   Trump  had kind words for State Representative Rick Saccone  a former military intelligence officer  who is taking on Democrat Conor Lamb  a former federal prosecutor and Marine Corps veteran.
"Rick is a great guy  "  [TGT]   said  adding that he plans to return to the district before the March 13 special election to campaign for Saccone.
"I'll be back for Rick  and we're going to fill up a stadium and we're going to do something really special for Rick. I look forward to it "  Trump  said.
âI am going to spend probably four or five days a week helping people because we need more Republicans â  President Trump  told Reuters in an interview Wednesday  âI will be very much involved with - beyond the primaries - with the election itself  very very much.â
Lamb faces an uphill battle in Pennsylvaniaâs 18th district  which is tucked in the stateâs southwestern corner. The district voted for  President Trump  by nearly 20 points in the 2016 presidential election  and had been represented by Murphy since 2003.
The Democratâs campaign released its first television advertisement Thursday  which highlights Lambâs military and legal experience  and also re-iterates  his  call for new congressional leadership in both parties.
 The president âs visit comes as Republican anxiety about the 2018 midterms is only increasing  as Democrats are looking to seize on the momentum from recent victories in redder parts of the country like Alabama  where last month a Democrat was elected to the U.S. Senate for the first time in over two decades.