Republicans turn to Trump for midterm rescue as strategists fear plan could backfire

When the Sept. 9-10 gathering was announced, some GOP strategists dismissed it as an unnecessary distraction weeks before the November midterms

Evan Vucci / REUTERS Donald Trump’s latest economic brainwaves are alienating even his own party. As the midterms loom, the president has pursued a curious strategy that has seen him start a trade war with the U.S.’s closest ally and undercut American farmers by flooding the market with cheap foreign meat. It has spa