Mixed results for Trump in "key battleground state" as primaries continue ahead of midterms

France 24 Wednesday 17 June 2026, 09:49 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Mixed results for Trump in "key battleground state" as primaries continue ahead of midterms Americas Issued on: Share Georgia Republicans delivered a split decision for Donald Trump in runoffs, opting for the president’s preferred U.S. Senate candidate but rejecting his choice for governor - although Trump's endorsement still weighs heavy in ruby-red states. Among Democrats, the primaries hinge on longstanding divides between progressives and moderates as the party tries to chart the best path forward to the midterms. FRANCE 24's Kethevane Gorjestani tells us what to know about the latest primary results.

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