What happened
Donald Trump attended a rally in Mississippi to support Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith's re-election campaign, where he made several claims about the state of the US economy and global affairs.
Trump predicted that the price of oil will come down 'very soon', despite initially thinking it would increase due to the war in the Middle East. He also claimed that gas prices in Iowa had already decreased to '$1.85 and $1.95' per gallon.
The president boasted about making America the 'hottest country in the world', stating that every single leader in the world considers the US to be the strongest. He also claimed that Mississippians' income is 'the highest it's ever been' and that the poverty rate has reached its 'best and lowest level' in history.
Trump's visit to Mississippi was his first in seven years, and he urged voters to 'pretend I'm on the ballot' in the upcoming election. He also fired back at Barack Obama, who had criticized Trump's presidency over the weekend.
Senator Hyde-Smith is facing a tougher-than-expected race against Democratic challenger Scott Colom, despite the Cook Political Report still ranking the Senate race as 'likely Republican'. Trump's approval rating has sunk to a historic low, but he has repeatedly urged Republicans to treat the midterms as a referendum on his presidency.
