Trump Makes Final Case Before Election Day, Citing His Record and Capital Renovations

President Trump used his closing speech ahead of the midterm elections to tout his own record, with a focus on renovations in the nation's capital, according to NPR's account of his final message before Election Day. The report, written by Franco Ordoñez, described the address as the president's final message before the vote.

NPR's summary states that the president concentrated on the renovations. It does not identify which projects were discussed, which claims about his record were made, or whether the speech included direct quotations, so the full scope of his remarks cannot be determined from the report.

CBS News reported that President Trump and candidates across the country made their "final pitches" as Election Day arrived, and that the pitches came ahead of Tuesday's Election Day. The network's video report is linked here: CBS News video on the final pitches. Its summary says that Weijia Jiang, Ed O'Keefe and Major Garrett have more on the appeals. The summary does not name the candidates involved or the races in which they are running.

The two reports differ in focus. NPR described the president's message as centered on his own record and on renovations in the nation's capital, while CBS News described a wider set of appeals from the president and candidates across the country. Neither summary reports vote counts, results or turnout.

NPR's summary places the speech ahead of the midterms, and CBS News's summary places the pitches ahead of Tuesday's Election Day. Neither source describes the outcome of the elections.

Sources: NPR: Trump touts his own record in final message before Election Day; CBS News: Trump, candidates make final pitches as Election Day arrives.