$5,000 pledges, state-funded personal ads and make-believe ballots: Trump is pulling out all the stops ahead of the midterm elections
Despite not being on the ballot, Trump is campaigning hard ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. His tactics and promises have mostly been at the expense of US taypayers. Experts say some might violate federal law.
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