About this episode

The episode discusses President Trump's midterm message and its reception among Republicans and Democrats.

President Trump has a midterm message that Republicans hate and Democrats love. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Denise Guerra, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on July 16, 2026. Photo by Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sean Rameswaram

Topics covered

• Trump
• midterm elections
• Republicans
• Democrats
• political messaging

Keywords

• Trump
• midterm elections
• Republicans
• Democrats
• political messaging
• Vox

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Vox

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Organizations: Vox

Places: White House

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