Personnel disembark from a support helicopter as Marine One, carrying US President Donald Trump arrives on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump, aboard Marine One, arrives on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump arrives on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump sakutes as he disembarks from Marine One after arriving on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to his aides Margot Martin (C) and Natalie Harp (L) as they land aboard Marine One at the Elipse near the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the afternoon campaigning for the midterms in North Carolina before returning to the White House. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump, surrounded by Secret Service agents, walks to his motorcade after landing aboard Marine One at the Elipse near the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the afternoon campaigning for the midterms in North Carolina before returning to the White House. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One after landing at the Elipse near the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the afternoon campaigning for the midterms in North Carolina before returning to the White House. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump disembarks from Marine One after arriving on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)