A view of construction on the East Wing ballroom is seen as the motorcade carrying US President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington, DC on October 3, 2026. President Trump will travelling to Ohio for a midterm campaign rally later today. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The White House as seen through the window of a motorcade as US President Donald Trump leaves the White House, in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2026. President Trump will travelling to Ohio for a midterm campaign rally later today. (Photo by Alex WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Ohio to campaign for candidates in the run-up to the November 3 midterm elections. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before departing the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Ohio to campaign for candidates in the run-up to the November 3 midterm elections. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: Trees are cut down on the construction site of the White House ballroom on October 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Ohio to campaign for candidates in the run-up to the November 3 midterm elections. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: Senior Counsel to President Trump Boris Epshteyn departs the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Ohio to campaign for candidates in the run-up to the November 3 midterm elections. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 3: Executive Assistant to President Trump Natalie Harp and Senior Counsel to President Trump Boris Epshteyn (right) depart the South Lawn of the White House on October 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to Ohio to campaign for candidates in the run-up to the November 3 midterm elections. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images)

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MARYLAND - OCTOBER 03: Marine One carrying U.S. President Donald Trump lands on October 03, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Trump is traveling to Vandalia, Ohio to attend a campaign rally in the final weeks before the midterm elections to campaign for Republican candidates. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)