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Trump focuses on securing red states ahead of midterms

Election Day is four weeks from Tuesday and President Trump is back on the campaign trail, not in an effort to gain ground on Democrats, but to protect what has historically been Republican-friendly territory. Ed O'Keefe reports from Nebraska.

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