Trump urged voters to pretend he’s on the ballot. In NY and NJ they listened.

A local news story from New York, reported by Gothamist.

Local News · New York · November 4, 2026

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President Trump with Republican candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman. Democrats relentlessly linked their GOP opponents to the Republican president.

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