Trump Rallies in Youngstown to Endorse Ohio Republicans

President Donald Trump held a GOP midterm election rally at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown, Ohio, on October 13, 2026. The event followed a counter-rally organized by local Democrats at the Mahoning County Board of Elections. Trump used the appearance to endorse Republican candidates Jon Husted, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Bernie Moreno, while criticizing Democratic opponent Sherrod Brown.

During the rally, Trump announced that the Department of War selected Cleveland as the new home for the U.S. Submarine Component Repair Center. He also directed the Department of Energy and Commerce to prevent the shutdown of Youngstown Heating and SOBE Thermal Energy Solutions. Trump proposed the death penalty for human traffickers, large-scale drug dealers, and those who kill police officers, and pledged a $5,000 payment to all adult U.S. citizens if Republicans win the House and Senate.

Trump's rhetoric targeted Black immigrants from Somalia and Haiti, defending previous claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets. He labeled Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed a "jihadist" and criticized Representative Ilhan Omar as "totally crooked." The remarks coincided with a federal search of Omar's Washington home by Homeland Security agents, though Trump denied involvement in the investigation. Meanwhile, the Republican-linked Enough Promises Ohio PAC distributed mailers promoting independent candidate Greg Levy over Sherrod Brown, a move Levy condemned as "dirty tricks."