After my speech on saturday night there was a big turn for the better. now troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of the year for voting. he will win big in november. so scott, the president is painting this as a big victory, and he s trying to take credit for turning things around for balderson. is this a win for mr. trump? look, donald trump s the guy who always says if i crow it makes the sun shine. the fact of the matter is donald trump s tweet is incorrect. troy bauderson was not far behind in the campaign in ohio emphas. it was always a toss up race. it may have been his appearance in ohio that might have an effect. but i think trump saying this might have won everything, i think it shows you first of all the republicans barely hung on despite being the contest they had to win, and comes back to
But, it s not too close for donald trump to declare victory and take credit for it. . as results trickled in for a marquee congressional special election, the president tweeted out this when i decided to go to ohio for troy balderson he was down in early voting. after my speech on saturday night there was a big turn for the better. now troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of the year for voting. he will win big in november. balderson holds a razor-thin lead right now but democrat danny o connor is not conceding. ryan, what are you hearing there today? reporter: well, it could be some time before we know who won this race last night.
Looking for a few more votes here. you re going to have your people looking at this tomorrow. before we can sign, seal and deliver this one, they ve got to go through the rest. john king, thank you very much. back to my political dream team. gloria, you were wondering if someone would take credit for this. the president just tweeting now, when i decided to go to ohio for troy balderson, he was down in early voting, 64-36, that was not good. after my speech on saturday night there was a big turnout for the better. now troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of the year for voting. he will win big in november. the president calling it. we re not calling it now. it s too close to call. there are a lot of things that go into it. looks likely. of course, donald trump is taking credit. but i want to say who else should take credit for this victory, if it is a victory, and that s john kasich. because john kasich s the guy,
Quick to claim victory. i d like to thank president trump. [ cheers and applause ] america is on the right path, and we re going to keep it going that way. over the next three months, i m going to do everything i can to keep america great again. as we see division and discord tearing apart our country, we must remember that each and every one of us are god s children and that all of us need to be treated with dignity and respect, and i think we could use a lot more of that spirit in washington these days. president trump taking time out from his working vacation to declare balderson the winner and take credit for it, even though the outcome is still not official here. the president tweeting, when i decided to go to ohio for troy balderson, he was down in early voting, 64%-36%. that was not good. after my speech saturday nights, there was a big turn for the better. now troy wins a big victory in a
God s children and that all of us need to be treated with dignity and respect. and i think we could use a lot more of that spirit in washington these days. president trump taking some time out from his working vacation to declare balderson the winner and take credit for it, even though the outcome is not quite yet official. the president tweeting, when i decided to go to ohio for troy balderson, he was down in early voting, 63%-36%. that was not good. after my speech on saturday night, there was a big turn for the better. now troy wins a great victory during a very tough time of year for voting. he will win big in november. several other primaries to tell you about, including another race too close to call in kansas. secretary of state kris kobach, a hardliner on immigration who received president trump s endorsement locked in a tight race with jeff colyer. and in missouri, attorney general josh hawley is the winner of the gop primary for the senate. republicans are hoping he can