Donald and Melania Trump cast midterm votes in Florida
Donald and Melania Trump have voted in Florida in the US midterms, with all 435 House seats being voted on and the president recently critical of postal voting.
How it was covered
- Channel 5 was the only channel found covering it.
- BBC News, BBC One, Channel 4, ITV and Sky News: not found in tracked broadcasts.
- GB News: covered online, not found on air.
The Full Story
A plain summary built from the channels that reported this story. Facts only one channel reported are attributed to it.
Donald and Melania Trump have cast their votes in Florida in the US midterm elections. The president usually votes by post, but he has recently been critical of the system.
All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress are being voted on. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber, and every seat is on the ballot in the midterms.
The vote was part of the wider US midterms. No further details were given on the polling place, remarks by the Trumps, or the result.
Key Claims
Claims reported during this story's coverage, grouped by how many channels reported each one. Select a dot to see the source excerpt.
| Claim |  |  |  |
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| Reported by a few · 2 channels | |||
| President Trump voted in Florida on Saturday with Melania Trump and later held a rally in Georgia. | Reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News | |
| The midterms were due on 3 November, with 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats up for election. | Not reported by BBC News | Reported by Sky News | |
| Only on one channel | |||
| Trump normally votes by post and has recently criticised the postal voting system. | Not reported by BBC News | Not reported by Sky News | |
Channel Perspectives
What each channel focused on, with key quotes.
5 News Weekend gave the Trump vote only a short mention in a mixed bulletin that led with a lengthy item on the Duchess of Sussex and Thomas Markle. It reported the basic fact of the Florida votes and noted Trump's criticism of postal voting, but gave no polling location, remarks or reaction from the couple. The item also noted the scale of the House contests without adding further context on the midterm stakes.
- “Both Melania and Donald Trump have cast their votes in the US mid-term elections in Florida.”
- “The President usually votes by post but has recently been critical of the system.”
- “All 435 seats in the lower chamber of Congress are being voted on.”
Broadcast Timeline
News broadcasts tracked for this story, in time order.