Trump Says GOP Is the ‘Hot Party’ Despite Midterm Headwinds

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By Catherine Lucey, Hadriana Lowenkron, and Annmarie Hordern

March 26, 2026 at 12:41 AM UTC

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March 26, 2026 at 11:23 AM UTC

President Donald Trump insisted Republicans have momentum in the upcoming midterm elections, even as the party faces a harsh electoral landscape and pressure from the White House over legislative priorities.

“We have a hot party,” Trump said Wednesday in an address to the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual fundraising dinner at Washington’s Union Station.