Trump casts early midterm ballot in Florida, backs Republicans

Less than 10 days until the US’ Nov. 3 midterm elections, President Donald Trump voted early on Saturday in Florida, saying he supported all the Republicans on the ballot before heading to a campaign rally in Georgia, according to media reports.

Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office. Asked whether he had voted along party lines, meaning for Republicans, Trump replied: "Very much so."

Trump also defended a controversial campaign ad by Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy featuring the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton.

He also defended his administration's planned lawsuit challenging the certification of Alaska's US Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses allegedly because a second candidate with a very similar name is also on the ballot.

On the war in Iran, Trump told reporters: "I may have to finish it off. Or maybe they'll make a deal, but I'm not sure. Either way, we win."

As for the first lady, asked whether she might visit Ukraine after helping broker a ceasefire in the city of Oleshky to facilitate humanitarian aid and civilian evacuations, Melania Trump said: "We will see."

Trump has endorsed Republican Rep. Byron Donalds in the race to succeed term-limited Gov. Ron DeSantis. Donalds is facing David Jolly, a former Republican who later became an independent and then a Democrat.