There was widespread speculation beforehand that Trump would use his speech to relitigate the 2020 election in the state, which he lost narrowly to Joe Biden.
Signed in 2016, the infielder has posted improved numbers across the board for the resurgent Nationals.
The leading candidates to replace Graham Platner as the Democratic nominee to challenge Sen. Susan Collins are presenting themselves as fighters in his mold and calling for ICE to be abolished.
The president promised major revelations on election integrity but largely revived familiar claims of fraud, criticized media outlets and urged passage of legislation that would curtail voting.
In a roughly 27-minute speech, the president revisited many of the grievances about voting he has regularly discussed and posted about for years.
Senate Republicans have said repeatedly that the bill does not have enough support to pass.
The president has called the issue crucial. Democrats say he is recycling debunked claims.
The speech marks the president’s latest push to deny his 2020 election loss and rally support for stricter voter ID and citizenship rules.
The move opens an unprecedented new way the president could profit from his office.
A White House teleprompter operator has been placed on unpaid leave after his online prediction market activity, which showed he was placing wagers related to President Donald Trump’s public remarks, was flagged to federal regulators.