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Trump rallies in Ohio to boost Jon Husted in a tight Senate race against Sherrod Brown

Brown is seeking a return to the Senate and has made Husted’s record on data centers a campaign issue.

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President Donald Trump held an Ohio rally to support Republican Senate candidate Jon Husted, whose race against Sherrod Brown is described as closely contested. The campaigns’ dispute over data centers and their effects on Ohio communities is a central issue in the race.

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Sherrod Brown
Former U.S. Senator (D-OH)

Democratic Senate candidate challenging Husted

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Jon Husted
R · OH · SEN

Republican Senate candidate campaigning to win the Ohio seat

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President campaigning in Ohio for Republican candidates

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Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Senator who defeated Brown in the previous election

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice President and former Ohio senator

Tim Scott
R · SC · SEN

Senator and chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee

ALSO MENTIONED  Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio; Vivek Ramaswamy, Republican candidate for governor of Ohio

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Trump Holds Ohio Rally for Jon Husted’s Senate Campaign

Trump campaigned in Ohio to support Jon Husted in a close Senate race against Sherrod Brown. Outlets also identify data centers and energy costs as campaign issues. Left-leaning outlets tie Brown’s challenge to Husted’s data-center record, much as center outlets describe the dispute as a campaign issue. Center outlets largely present the rally and race descriptively, while one article fact-checks claims by Trump and Husted, calling several misleading or false.

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