The White House Is Starting to Panic Over the Midterms
Hugo LowellPoliticsSep 30, 2026 5:00 PMThe White House Is Starting to Panic Over the MidtermsPresident Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. Many of Trump's aides were previously represented by the current number three at DOJ, Stanley Woodward, who also was a Trump 2024 campaign lawyer. Trump's former appellate lawyer, Will Scharf, recently moved from White House staff secretary to White House counsel, replacing former Trump lawyer David Warrington.Trump's aides are hoping that the double protections will stymie Democrats for years.
- ▪Hugo LowellPoliticsSep 30, 2026 5:00 PMThe White House Is Starting to Panic Over the MidtermsPresident Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot.
- ▪Many of Trump's aides were previously represented by the current number three at DOJ, Stanley Woodward, who also was a Trump 2024 campaign lawyer.
- ▪Trump's former appellate lawyer, Will Scharf, recently moved from White House staff secretary to White House counsel, replacing former Trump lawyer David Warrington.Trump's aides are hoping that the double protections will stymie Democrats
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Hugo LowellPoliticsSep 30, 2026 5:00 PMThe White House Is Starting to Panic Over the MidtermsPresident Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.Photo-illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyPresident Donald Trump has told aides that he thinks Republicans could still outperform expectations in the midterm elections this November, seemingly unwilling to confront the worsening political climate for the GOP.But aides acknowledge privately that the national polling for Trump is shockingly bad, and the White House, in recent weeks, has begun to contemplate for the first time losing both the House and Senate majorities.One longtime Trumpworld operative, who correctly predicted weeks…
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